A Trump-era regulation allowed health care workers, hospitals, and insurance companies that receive federal funding to refuse to provide or cover any care for LGBT Americans.

(Bloomberg Law) –The federal government will begin enforcing protections for LGBT Americans in health care again, reversing a ban put in place by the Trump administration, the Health and Human Services Department said Monday.

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