Jul 28, 2016 | Discrimination, Gender Justice, Healthcare
We are still celebrating this month’s defeat of Initiative 1515, which would have rolled back protections for transgender Washingtonians that allow them to use restrooms consistent with their gender identity. But we know that transgender people don’t just...
Jan 8, 2016 | Gender-Based Violence, Healthcare
Insurance companies sometimes inadvertently disclose information about one family member’s health care services to other family members on the same policy. In many cases, people will not use their health insurance—or will forgo seeking care at all—because of the...
Nov 10, 2015 | Discrimination, Healthcare
Everyone’s heard about the Affordable Care Act (ACA) and how it has improved access to equitable health care. But did you know that the same law also contains a powerful tool to combat discrimination? Section 1557 of the ACA prohibits discrimination in health care...
Aug 18, 2015 | Gender Justice, Healthcare
Until recently, nearly all public and private health plans in Washington State excluded coverage for gender transition-related care. These unfair policies not only ignored evidence that transition-related care is medically necessary and life-saving for many...
Jul 23, 2015 | Healthcare, Reproductive Justice
Today, a decade after Washington’s pharmacy rulemaking process began, a panel of the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals affirmed that Washington pharmacies must dispense all legal medications to patients on site, without discrimination or delay. The Court’s unanimous...
