Despite objections from the state, 22 health-care organizations are seeking to bolster a legal challenge to a new Florida rule that prevents Medicaid from paying for treatments such as puberty blockers and hormone therapy for transgender people. The organizations, such as the American Medical Association, the American Academy of Pediatrics, the American Academy of Family Physicians and the Florida Chapter of the American Academy of Pediatrics, requested approval Tuesday from a judge to file a brief in a lawsuit seeking to block the Medicaid rule.
Despite objections from the state, 22 health-care organizations are seeking to bolster a legal challenge to a new Florida rule that prevents Medicaid from paying for treatments such as puberty blockers and hormone therapy for transgender people. The organizations, such as the American Medical Association, the American Academy of Pediatrics, the American Academy of Family Physicians and the Florida Chapter of the American Academy of Pediatrics, requested approval Tuesday from a judge to file a brief in a lawsuit seeking to block the Medicaid rule.