North Carolina is being sued again over its treatment of transgender people, as state employees argue that their health plan violated federal law by dropping coverage of medically necessary procedures. - NBCOUT
Connor Thonen-Fleck, 16, and his parents. Thonen-Fleck and his family are saving money for chest surgery to affirm his masculine identity.DURHAM, N.C. — North Carolina is being sued again over its treatment of transgender people, as state employees argue that their health plan violated federal law by dropping coverage of medically necessary procedures.
A spokesman for Folwell, Frank Lester, said in an email that a previous treasurer had voted with the health plan's board to cover the procedures for a year, but that no action was taken to extend the coverage under Folwell. Lester declined to comment further on the lawsuit, saying the office generally doesn't discuss pending litigation.
The Associated Press reviewed the lawsuit and was granted exclusive interviews with the plaintiffs before the litigation was announced at a news conference in Durham. "I think we're mostly saved up now," Connor said in an interview."Obviously if we weren't saving up, I would have had it way sooner."
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