"With New York's longstanding transgender-care exclusions declared illegal, the Empire State must now stand trial over what treatments currently labeled cosmetic or banned for minors qualify for Medicaid, a federal judge ruled.

     Former Gov. George Pataki's ban on Medicaid payments for transgender care had been on the books for 16 years before Bronx resident Angie Cruz led a class-action lawsuit opposing the policy in 2014."

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