NEW Poll: In wake of last week's SCOTUS ruling, large majorities, across party lines, say it should be illegal for employers or health care providers to discriminate against LGBTQ people, putting the public at odds with the Trump administration's position. https://www.kff.org/other/poll-finding/majorities-support-policies-banning-discrimination-against-lgbtq-individuals-health-care-access/
On 6/12, HHS released the final 1557 rule removing protections based on sexual orientation/gender ID in health care, arguing that definition of sex does not extend to either. Just days later, SCOTUS ruled the opposite in context of the workplace, making the fate of 1557 unclear.
Some of our findings:
*About 9 in 10 say it should be illegal for doctors/health care providers to refuse to treat people because they are LGBTQ
*85% say it should be illegal for health insurers to refuse to pay for health care services for people who are transgender
*About 9 in 10 say it should be illegal for doctors/health care providers to refuse to treat people because they are LGBTQ
*85% say it should be illegal for health insurers to refuse to pay for health care services for people who are transgender