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Trans Health Care at Risk Amid Budget Negotiations

11/26/2025

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Negotiations over appropriations bills have intensified around transgender health care.
A short-term deal ended the government shutdown without anti-trans provisions.
Some Republicans push to exclude transgender health care from ACA subsidies, which would limit access.
Representative Sarah McBride warns that cutting health care for transgender individuals is dangerous.
The approaching deadline for a vote on ACA subsidies raises advocacy against anti-trans provisions.

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Story summary

Negotiations over appropriations bills have intensified around transgender health care.
A short-term deal ended the government shutdown without anti-trans provisions.
Some Republicans push to exclude transgender health care from ACA subsidies, which would limit access.
Representative Sarah McBride warns that cutting health care for transgender individuals is dangerous.
The approaching deadline for a vote on ACA subsidies raises advocacy against anti-trans provisions.