West Virginia Asks Supreme Court to Block Medicaid Funds for Transgender Surgery

West Virginia Asks Supreme Court to Block Medicaid Funds for Transgender Surgery
West Virginia Attorney General Patrick Morrisey speaks at an event in Inwood, W.Va., on Oct. 22, 2018. Win McNamee/Getty Images
Tom Ozimek
Tom Ozimek
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West Virginia is fighting for its right not to pay for elective gender-altering surgeries under its Medicaid program, and state officials have brought their case all the way to the U.S. Supreme Court.

“Just one single sex-reassignment surgery can cost tens of thousands of dollars—taxpayers should not be required to pay for these surgeries under Medicaid,” West Virginia Attorney General Patrick Morrisey said in a statement.

Tom Ozimek
Tom Ozimek
Reporter
Tom Ozimek is a senior reporter for The Epoch Times. He has a broad background in journalism, deposit insurance, marketing and communications, and adult education.
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