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Senate GOP Pushes Anti-Trans Health Care Restrictions

12/9/2025

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Senate Republicans proposed a plan to restrict gender-affirming care by barring Health Savings Accounts from covering it and excluding it from the Affordable Care Act (ACA)'s essential health benefits.
Senators Mike Crapo and Bill Cassidy back the proposal.
Democrats criticized the plan as sacrificing transgender rights for political gain.
Voters show growing resistance to anti-trans rhetoric.

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Senate Republicans proposed a plan to restrict gender-affirming care by barring Health Savings Accounts from covering it and excluding it from the Affordable Care Act (ACA)'s essential health benefits.
Senators Mike Crapo and Bill Cassidy back the proposal.
Democrats criticized the plan as sacrificing transgender rights for political gain.
Voters show growing resistance to anti-trans rhetoric.