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Louisiana Insurers Agree to Continue Accepting Third Party Payments through mid-November

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March 10, 2014

U.S. District Court hearing came to a positive ending today when BlueCross BlueShield of Louisiana (BCBS) and two other Louisiana insurers agreed to continue to accept federally-funded third party premium payments on behalf of lower-income Louisianans living with HIV through November 15, 2014, when the next open enrollment period begins.

See Also: Health Care Fairness, HIV
Louisiana Insurers to Continue Accepting Ryan White Funds as Lambda Legal Lawsuit Progresses

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February 25, 2014

BlueCross BlueShield of Louisiana (BCBS) and two other Louisiana insurers will continue to accept federally-funded third party premium funds for the time being as Lambda Legal’s lawsuit against the insurance companies progresses through the courts.

See Also: Health Care Fairness, HIV
Lambda Legal in the News

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February 21, 2014

Here’s a roundup of news coverage of Lambda Legal’s federal class action lawsuit filed yesterday against Blue Cross Blue Shield of Louisiana (BCBS).

See Also: Discrimination, Health Care Fairness, HIV, Lambda Legal in the News
Lambda Legal Files Federal Lawsuit Against Louisiana Insurers for Dumping People with HIV

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February 20, 2014

Lambda Legal today filed a federal class action discrimination lawsuit in U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Louisiana against BlueCross BlueShield of Louisiana (BCBS), which will no longer accept the federally-funded premium subsidies that enable low-income Louisianans living with HIV to purchase health insurance.

See Also: Health Care Fairness, HIV
Lambda Legal Files Administrative Complaint Challenging Louisiana BlueCross BlueShield Policy Targeting People with HIV

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February 10, 2014

Lambda Legal announced today that it has filed an administrative complaint with the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Office of Civil Rights against BlueCross BlueShield of Louisiana (BCBS) after the state's largest insurer stopped accepting federal Ryan White HIV/AIDS Program (RWHAP) third-party premium subsidies for low-income Louisianans living with HIV.

See Also: Health Care Fairness, HIV
It’s Not ‘All Psychological’: How the Medical Establishment Fails Transgender Patients

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January 31, 2014

Seeking health care when you’re sick or injured can sometimes be a confusing, nerve-racking, or frustrating experience.

See Also: Health Care Fairness, Transgender Rights
Why Religious Exemptions to the Affordable Care Act Are an LGBT Issue

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January 30, 2014

Selling kitchen cabinets or glue guns and glitter for profit is not prayer.

See Also: Affordable Care Act, Health Care Fairness, Religious Exemptions, Reproductive Rights and Sexual Health
Lambda Legal Urges Supreme Court to Reject Religious Exemption for For-Profit Companies

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January 28, 2014

Lambda Legal filed a brief today urging the U.S. Supreme Court to reject efforts by for-profit companies to block employee health insurance coverage for contraception as required by the Affordable Care Act (ACA). The companies’ owners claim birth control violates their religious beliefs.

See Also: Affordable Care Act, Health Care Fairness, Religious Exemptions, Religiously Motivated Discrimination, U.S. Supreme Court
HHS Missed the Mark for LGBT Seniors

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January 23, 2014

The new regulations from HHS are meant to protect seniors receiving health care services in their homes or in their communities.

See Also: Health Care Fairness, Seniors
Momentum: Fighting Religious Refusals

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December 26, 2013

“Religious refusals” of goods or services are, sadly, not a new problem for LGBT people and those living with HIV. But some who see LGBT progress as a threat are more determined than ever to make the liberty intended as a shield for worship and belief into a sword against others.

See Also: Anti-LGBT Laws Rulings and Amendments, Health Care Fairness, Religious Exemptions, Reproductive Rights and Sexual Health