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ORLANDO, Fla. AP 鈥?A plan by Florida health officials that likely would restrict Medicaid insurance coverage for gender dysphoria treatments for transgender people lacks sound medical justification and may be politically motivated, according to a group of academics from Yale University and other schools.The Florida Agency for Health Care Administratio
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