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Transgender-Inclusive Benefits for Employees and Dependents
Generally speaking, transgender people are denied health insurance coverage for medical needs, and often irrespective of whether those needs are related to transitioning. This has been changing through employer-based health insurance plans.Transgender-Inclusive Benefits: Medical Treatment Cost and Utilization
Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act: COBRA-Equivalent Benefit for LGBT Workers
The Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1986 provides workers and their families with a safety net when facing life-altering circumstances such as the loss of a job or the death of a sole provider. Although COBRA does not mandate employers provide these benefits to employees with same-sex partners or spouses, employers may nonetheless do so.Family Matters
HRC is working to secure equal treatment under federal law for same-sex couples and our children. Learn about our efforts to pass federal legislation to protect same-sex couples.