Tagged health care

National LGBT Cancer Network Receives Grant of $2.5 Million

The Centers for Disease Control (CDC) awarded the National LGBT Cancer Network with a five-year $2.5 million grant to expand resources for their grantees serving LGBTQ people at risk for tobacco-related cancers...

Wisconsin State Employee Insurance Board Reinstates Benefits For Transition Care

The State of Wisconsin’s Group Insurance Board (GIB) met to vote on 2019 insurance benefits for state employees. On August 22, 2018, the GIB voted to reinstate coverage for transgender surgery and hormonal ther...

LGBTQ Americans Less Likely to Receive Health Insurance

It’s been three years since the LGBTQ movements scored a victory with Obergefell on June 25, 2015. However, recent research suggests that same-sex marriage does not improve the health of married couples. It’s a...

PrEP drug priced out of most people’s reach

The HIV/AIDS-fighting drug PrEP is being priced out of most patients' reach. Although the drug has been out for several years, the cost has surged in recent times. As quoted in Plus magazine, James Krellenst...

Starbucks offers trans employees comprehensive healthcare

The coffee giant is offering an expansive healthcare plan for its transgender workers. Starbucks collaborated on the project with a transgender health organization for twelve months. The result of that partn...