- May 19, 2024
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Gov. Ron DeSantis’ administration on Wednesday, Oct. 18, disputed allegations that it has defied a federal judge’s decision in a battle about state attempts to block Medicaid coverage for transgender people seeking hormone therapy and puberty blockers.
Plaintiffs’ attorneys on Oct. 4 asked U.S. District Judge Robert Hinkle to enforce a June decision that invalidated a state law and a rule “to the extent they categorically ban Medicaid payment for puberty blockers and cross-sex hormones for the treatment of gender dysphoria.”
The attorneys contended the state has continued to enforce the rule in “complete defiance of the judgment.”
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