Trump Just Made Lifesaving Care Harder to Get
Trump bans federal health insurance from covering gender-affirming care
The Trump administration has quietly eliminated gender-affirming care coverage from federal employee and postal service health insurance plans. It’ll take effect in 2026 and impact an estimated 14,000 transgender federal employees, not counting their dependents.
Leading medical organizations worldwide, including the American Medical Association, American Psychiatric Association, American Academy of Pediatrics, American Academy of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry, World Medical Association, and World Health Organization, agree that gender-affirming care is medically necessary.
The evidence is clear: gender-affirming care not only improves quality of life — in many cases, it saves lives.
Everyone should have access to the health care they need – full stop.
— Kelley Robinson, Human Rights Campaign
The administration’s plan to block gender-affirming care goes against key federal protections against discrimination. Both Title VII of the Civil Rights Act and Section 1557 of the Affordable Care Act ban this kind of discrimination, making the policy likely to face legal challenges.
Remember: This attack on gender-affirming care isn’t merely an insurance change — it’s discrimination that endangers lives.