Legal Opinion
And v. Essentia Health
District Court, D. Maine
Decided September 20, 2018No. Civil No. 16-100 (DWF/LIB)PublishedCited by 20 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
DONOVAN W. FRANK, United States District Judge
INTRODUCTION
Plaintiffs Brittany Tovar and Reid Olson brought this suit alleging that Defendants designed and sponsored a health care plan that contained a discriminatory categorical exclusion for all health services related to gender transition, and denied Olson, Tovar's transgender son, coverage for medically necessary care. HealthPartners and Essentia have both moved to dismiss the complaint. For the reasons discussed below, the Court grants in part and denies in part HealthPartners' motion and denies Essentia's motion.
BACKGROUND
Plaintiff…
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