Nevada’s GOP Governor Signs Bill Requiring Health Insurance to Cover Transgender Surgery

Nevada Gov. Joe Lombardo, a Republican, signed a law on June 12 that requires health insurance companies to cover all transgender surgeries, defying the national trend of GOP governors who oppose the practice.
While six state legislatures with Democrat majorities, including Nevada’s, have approved legislation in favor of transgender medical procedures and policies, Lombardo’s signature comes as Republican governors in other states have signed legislation that bar transgender surgeries and hormone treatments for minors.
Lombardo had signed a law earlier in June that mandates the state’s Department of Corrections to adopt mental and physical health standards for transgender and gender-nonconforming inmates, as well as cultural competency training for officers….}