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The Affordable Care Act and other USA laws prohibit sex-based discrimination, and in 2012, the Department of Health and Human Services clarified in a letter that this provision also covers "discrimination based on [[gender identity]] or failure to conform to stereotypical notions of masculinity or femininity".<ref>https://www.scribd.com/document/102169872/HHS-Response-1557-7-12-12</ref> | The Affordable Care Act and other USA laws prohibit sex-based discrimination, and in 2012, the Department of Health and Human Services clarified in a letter that this provision also covers "discrimination based on [[gender identity]] or failure to conform to stereotypical notions of masculinity or femininity".<ref>https://www.scribd.com/document/102169872/HHS-Response-1557-7-12-12</ref> | ||
Starting January 1, 2019, the Blue Shield of California insurance company allows members to mark their gender identity as female, male, or nonbinary (in addition to marking their [[AGAB|sex assigned at birth]]).<ref name="Knauss">{{Cite web |title=Blue Shield Implements Non-Binary Gender Option |last=Knauss |first=Kevin |work=Insure Me Kevin |date=25 June 2019 |access-date=13 April 2020 |url= https://insuremekevin.com/blue-shield-implements-non-binary-gender-option/ }}</ref> | |||
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