Specifically, the lawsuit alleges Dignity’s policy violates regulations released by HHS last month that prohibit healthcare companies that receive federal aid from denying coverage to plan members for health services related to gender transformation.
http://www.healthcaredive.com/news/transgender-surgery-increasingly-covered-by-us-employers/419361/
The nation’s employers are increasingly becoming more open to covering gender reassignment surgery for their workers as attitudes and public policies shift on transgender rights. Nearly one-third of large companies include gender confirmation surgery as part of employee health benefit packages. Though it does vary by employer size and by region of the country, the trend is rapidly moving toward providing coverage, benefits consultants say.
HENRY KOTULA 