Manatt Health March 18, 2024
On January 1, 2024, Maryland’s Trans Health Equity Act (THEA) went into effect, requiring the state’s Medicaid program to cover all medically necessary gender-affirming services, including services that were not previously covered. As a result of the new law, the Maryland Medicaid Assistance Program (Maryland’s Medicaid) released new guidance for Medicaid-participating providers and health plans, making Maryland one of the first states to integrate into its coverage policies the latest World Professional Association for Transgender Health (WPATH) standards of care.
To develop the guidance, Maryland Medicaid worked with a range of stakeholders, including Trans Maryland, a leading trans-led nonprofit that brought expertise and insights from lived experience to discussions about how to make the guidance as effective as possible.1
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