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Florida Medicaid trans care trial gets underway
State challenged over decision that prevents Medicaid coverage for treatments such as puberty blockers and hormone therapy
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State challenged over decision that prevents Medicaid coverage for treatments such as puberty blockers and hormone therapy
A trial will start Tuesday after a federal judge rejected an attempt by the state to scuttle a lawsuit that challenges a decision to prevent Medicaid coverage for treatments such as puberty blockers and hormone therapy for transgender people.
Many studies show gender-affirming care like hormone therapy and puberty blockers can improve kids' well-being
Teeing up the issue for Gov. Ron DeSantis, Florida lawmakers on Thursday passed a plan that would prevent doctors and other healthcare providers from offering treatments such as puberty blockers and hormone therapy to transgender minors.
Teeing up the issue for Gov. Ron DeSantis, Florida lawmakers on Thursday passed a plan that would prevent doctors and other healthcare providers from offering treatments such as puberty blockers and hormone therapy to transgender minors.
Wade has been publicly supportive of his teenage daughter Zaya, who came out as transgender in 2020.
The Florida House on Wednesday is expected to pass three fiercely debated bills about transgender people, targeting drag shows, treatments such as hormone therapy and puberty blockers and bathroom use.
The Florida House could give final approval to a controversial plan that would bar doctors and other healthcare providers from offering treatments to transgender minors
Comments came during hearing for a bill that would prevent transgender people from using bathrooms that don't align with their biological sex
During bill hearing, Rep. Webster Barnaby said "We have people that live among us today on planet Earth that are happy to display themselves as if they were mutants from another planet."
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The Florida Senate on Tuesday passed a plan that would bar doctors and other healthcare providers from offering treatments such as puberty blockers and hormone therapy to transgender minors.
Last summer, the DeSantis administration asked the medical boards to ban gender-affirming care for youths
The measures come amid national battles about bathroom use by transgender students
A Florida Senate committee Thursday will take up a bill that would require schools and other public facilities to provide restrooms for "exclusive use" by males and females.
Four families filed a federal lawsuit Thursday challenging rules adopted by Florida medical boards that prohibit doctors from providing gender-affirming treatment such as puberty blockers and hormone therapy to transgender children, arguing the rules intrude on "parents' fundamental right to direct the upbringing of their adolescent children."
Florida doctors could lose their medical licenses if they order puberty blockers, hormone therapy or surgery for minors diagnosed with gender dysphoria, under a Florida Board of Medicine rule that took effect Thursday.
Major medical associations maintain that gender-affirming care is safe, medically necessary, and often a life-saving intervention for trans youths
President Joe Biden called efforts to restrict transgender rights in Florida "close to sinful" in an interview released Monday, suggesting federal laws should be passed to protect those rights in all states.
Two House Republicans filed a proposal Friday that would make it illegal for doctors to provide treatments such as puberty blockers and hormone therapy to transgender minors.
A Senate Republican filed a proposal that could lead to some employers being required to cover costs to "reverse" treatment for gender dysphoria.
The DeSantis administration approved a rule to stop Medicaid payments to medical providers for such treatments as puberty blockers, hormone therapy and gender-reassignment surgery
Gov. Ron DeSantis' administration has authorized more than $1.3 million for legal and expert-witness fees in the state's effort to ban Medicaid coverage of treatments for transgender people, a review of state records by The News Service of Florida shows.
Continuing to target treatment for transgender people, Gov. Ron DeSantis' administration is requiring state universities to provide information from the past five years about services they have provided to people with gender dysphoria, according to documents released Wednesday.
Gov. Ron DeSantis' administration is asking a federal judge for permission to perform "mental examinations" on a pair of 12-year-olds who are plaintiffs in a challenge to a state rule preventing Medicaid coverage for gender-affirming care for transgender people.
It was a horrifying Tuesday morning for one woman rollerblading in Miami Beach.
The fight happened after the Copa America final, when some members of the Colombian delegation were denied access to the stadium field.
"This didn't just happen in the last couple of weeks," said a nurse at the Miami VA Medical Center.
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It was a horrifying Tuesday morning for one woman rollerblading in Miami Beach.
The fight happened after the Copa America final, when some members of the Colombian delegation were denied access to the stadium field.
"This didn't just happen in the last couple of weeks," said a nurse at the Miami VA Medical Center.
The Florida primary election is less than six weeks away
Pino was accused of hiring men to threaten and attack his estranged wife and her sister.
The American Automobile Association said this is a dangerous time of year for young drivers.
Florida insurance companies made money last year for the first time in seven years.
The U.S. Supreme Court is scheduled Sept. 26 to discuss whether it will hear a First Amendment challenge to a 2021 Florida law that placed restrictions on major social-media companies.
The number of people traveling to Florida during the second quarter of 2023 decreased compared to a year earlier, according to estimates released Wednesday by the state's tourism-marketing agency.
Gov. Ron DeSantis on Monday said Walt Disney Parks and Resorts should drop a federal lawsuit that claims retaliation by the state and accept changes to a special district that long benefited the theme-park giant.
The Florida primary election is less than six weeks away
The lawsuit claims seven South Florida state House districts and three congressional districts are unconstitutionally gerrymandered.
The Biden administration wants a new law that would cap annual rent increases at no more than 5% — or landlords would lose a major tax break.
"The political rhetoric in this country has gotten very heated. It's time to cool it down. We all have a responsibility to do that," President Biden said.
Following a shooter's attempt to kill former President Trump, conspiracy theories, digitally altered images and misinformation spread across social media platforms.
Jim DeFede speaks with Mo Saunders, the estranged aunt to Democrat Joe Saunders, who is also running for the same seat.
DeFede said the incident has become an "inflection point" for the country in how we talk about politics.
"I support the chairman's call for an investigation," Rep. Jared Moskowitz, a Democrat from Florida, told CBS News Miami.
Jim DeFede reacts to the assassination attempt on former president Donald Trump during his rally in Pennsylvania.
Jim DeFede interviews Democrat Joe Saunders, who now finds himself with a last-minute challenger, his aunt Maureen Saunders Scott, who is demanding to be on the ballot as Moe Saunders.
Nationwide, the CDC says the COVID virus level in wastewater is now "high" for the first time since last winter.
Tahjana Lewis suffered burns to her chest, arms and legs, according to a recent lawsuit the Connecticut woman filed.
One product contained 16 different metals, with researchers calling for rules requiring manufacturers to test tampons.
The CDC says several states are seeing "consistent increases in COVID-19 activity" this summer.
Hatch has received two reports of people being shocked after plastic on the product's AC power adapter came off.
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The American Automobile Association said this is a dangerous time of year for young drivers.
A string of recalls connected to Wisconsin-based supplier Schreiber Foods has now extended to Aldi stores after similar recalls at Hy-Vee and other grocery chains.
There are two sales tax holidays for hurricane supplies
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One consumer reported suffering a dental injury after eating Trader Joe's Chicken, Lentil & Caramelized Onion Pilaf product.
"Big Brother" announced Tuesday the 16 new Houseguests who will move into the "Big Brother" house and, for the first time ever, have the power to vote in a 17th houseguest.
"90210" stars like Jennie Garth and Brian Austin Green paid tribute, and Alyssa Milano commented on her "complicated relationship" with Shannen Doherty.
Shannen Doherty had been battling cancer since 2015.
Colombia coach Néstor Lorenzo was critical of the extended halftime planned for Sunday night's Copa America final to allow a concert by Shakira.
Richard Simmons devoted his life to making people sweat with his "Sweatin' to the Oldies" workout videos.