Multi-state coalition wins court fight over ACA gender-affirming care coverage

AG Jennings Secures Court Victory Protecting Gender-Affirming Care Under the Affordable Care Act

The US District Court for the District of Massachusetts has struck down a key provision of a Trump Administration final rule that would have excluded coverage of certain types of gender-affirming care as essential health benefits under the Affordable Care Act. Delaware Attorney General Kathy Jennings was part of a coalition of attorneys general who filed a lawsuit in July of 2025 challenging 9 provisions of the final rule – 7 were later vacated…

Multi-state coalition wins court fight over ACA gender-affirming care coverage

A federal judge in Massachusetts has struck down a Trump administration rule that would have excluded certain gender-affirming care from the Affordable Care Act’s essential health benefits, California Attorney General Rob Bonta announced Saturday. Bonta, who co-led a multistate coalition with the attorneys general of Massachusetts and New Jersey, said the ruling preserves access to financial protections under the ACA, including limits on out-of-…