Tag: deny

Georgia court rules against employers that deny transgender health coverage

June 17, 2022 Sharika Soukup

A federal court in Georgia ruled Thursday that employers who categorically exclude gender-affirming medical care from health insurance coverage violate federal law. Anna Lange, a transgender woman and sheriff’s deputy in Houston County, Georgia, sued in 2019 after she was denied coverage for a vaginoplasty in November 2018. The Sheriff’s Office provides health care coverage…

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When Parents Deny Their Kids’ Mental Health Struggles

May 31, 2022 Sharika Soukup

Note. Any identifying information has been changed to maintain privacy. When hearing about the mental health struggles in the South Asian community, I think about what happens behind closed doors within the families. One of the most challenging issues that I have found involves parents who ignore, minimize, or deny their kids’ experience of mental…

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Medicare Advantage plans at times deny seniors access to medical care, federal watchdog finds

May 1, 2022 Sharika Soukup

The report from the inspector general’s office of the Department of Health and Human Services is the latest red flag related to inappropriate denials by Medicare Advantage plans, which are run by private health care insurers. Annual federal audits have highlighted “widespread and persistent problems related to inappropriate denials of services and payment,” the office…

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