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The Office of Personnel Management announced in August that federal health insurance programs for federal employees and US Postal Service workers would no longer cover chemical and surgical modification of an individual's sex traits through medical interventions, effective in 2026.

The Office of Personnel Management announced in August that federal health insurance programs for federal employees and US Postal Service workers would no longer cover chemical and surgical modification of an individual's sex traits through medical interventions, effective in 2026.

The Human Rights Campaign Foundation filed a complaint with the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission on behalf of four federal workers from the State Department, Health and Human Services and the Postal Service who would be directly affected by the policy change.

The Human Rights Campaign Foundation filed a complaint with the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission on behalf of four federal workers from the State Department, Health and Human Services and the Postal Service who would be directly affected by the policy change.

The complaint argues that denying coverage of gender-affirming care constitutes sex-based discrimination and requests that the Office of Personnel Management rescind the policy and provide payment for economic damages.

The complaint argues that denying coverage of gender-affirming care constitutes sex-based discrimination and requests that the Office of Personnel Management rescind the policy and provide payment for economic damages.

One Postal Service employee included in the complaint has a daughter whose doctors recommended puberty blockers and potentially hormone replacement therapy for diagnosed gender dysphoria, treatments that would not be covered under the new policy.

One Postal Service employee included in the complaint has a daughter whose doctors recommended puberty blockers and potentially hormone replacement therapy for diagnosed gender dysphoria, treatments that would not be covered under the new policy.

In December, the Department of Health and Human Services released proposals that would block gender-affirming care to minors, including a policy barring Medicare and Medicaid dollars to hospitals that provide such care to children.

In December, the Department of Health and Human Services released proposals that would block gender-affirming care to minors, including a policy barring Medicare and Medicaid dollars to hospitals that provide such care to children.

Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has called gender-affirming care for minors malpractice, while major medical groups such as the American Medical Association and the American Academy of Pediatrics recommend such care.

Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has called gender-affirming care for minors malpractice, while major medical groups such as the American Medical Association and the American Academy of Pediatrics recommend such care.

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