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December 4, 2025

Kadel v. Folwell

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State Health Plan reinstates transition treatments exclusion following court order

October 24, 2025 A.P. Dillon

RALEIGH — Following a U.S. Court of Appeals for the 4th Circuit ruling, the North Carolina State Health Plan will reinstate exclusion of coverage of “transition-related treatments.” The appeals court’s decision in Kadel v. Folwell […]

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State Health Plan transgender surgery case ruling vacated by SCOTUS

July 11, 2025 A.P. Dillon

RALEIGH — The U.S. Supreme Court has vacated and remanded a ruling back to the lower courts for appropriate action in a case involving a lawsuit against the North Carolina State Health Plan. The case, Kadel […]

Article

U.S. Supreme Court transgender law ruling has NC implications

June 29, 2025 A.P. Dillon

RALEIGH — The Supreme Court upheld the 6th Circuit Court of Appeals ruling involving a Tennessee law banning puberty blockers and hormone therapy for transgender minors, a decision that could affect a lawsuit in North […]

Missouri Death Row Inquiry
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23 states back NC appeal in reassignment surgery coverage case

September 12, 2024 A.P. Dillon

RALEIGH — Led by Missouri Attorney General Andrew Bailey, almost two dozen states have signed onto an amicus brief in support of North Carolina and West Virginia in their appeal to overturn a 4th Circuit ruling issued […]

Missouri Death Row Inquiry
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23 state AGs look to overturn gender-affirming surgery ruling

June 20, 2024 A.P. Dillon

RALEIGH — Nearly half of the nation’s attorneys general have joined an amicus brief led by Alabama Attorney General Steve Marshall that seeks to overturn a ruling by the 11th Circuit that employer health insurance […]

Michael Shellenberger, WPATH
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WPATH release could impact NC transgender lawsuit 

April 18, 2024 A.P. Dillon

RALEIGH — A lawsuit filed over a North Carolina state law barring gender transition surgery and hormone blockers for minors may have a hurdle to face following the release of a report on the World […]

NC State Health Plan
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Filing by 21 states backs reversal of ruling in State Health Plan sex transition lawsuit

June 9, 2023 A.P. Dillon

RALEIGH — State Treasurer Dale Folwell welcomed the filing of an amicus brief by 21 states in the case involving a court decision ordering the N.C. State Health Plan to pay for sex transition surgeries […]

News

State employee health plan sued over transgender procedures

March 13, 2019 admin

DURHAM — 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 hormone treatments and certain surgeries. The […]

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