West Virginia (AP)- West Virginia is asking the U.S. Supreme Court to review rulings that found the state’s refusal to cover specific health care for transgender people with government-sponsored insurance is discriminatory.
Attorney General Patrick Morrisey said the state filed its request with the high court on Thursday.
In April, the Richmond-based 4th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals ruled 8-6 in the case involving coverage of gender-affirming surgery by West Virginia Medicaid.
It found that the “coverage exclusions facially discriminate based on sex and gender identity,” according to a majority opinion penned by Judge Roger Gregory.
West Virginia argued states with limited resources should have discretion on how to utilize those resources.
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