De-Gendering Health Insurance: A Case for a Federal Insurance Gender Nondiscrimination Act.

The article focuses on the enactment of the California Insurance Gender Nondiscrimination Act (IGNA), which presents guidelines on the prohibition of discrimination of transgender people and transgender identity in insurance coverage. It provides brief information on the existing concerns related to healthcare access for transgender people. It also addresses shortcomings of the Act and new enforcement regulations of the California Department of Insurance (CDI).