LGBT Partners
Guidance for Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services working with national and local organizations to ensure the LGBT community get quality health insurance and health care information.
Issued by: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS)
Issue Date: April 10, 2017
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services is working with national and local organizations to endure the LGBTQI+ community get quality health insurance and health care information.
Below are some helpful resources.
- HHS LGBTQI+ Health and Wellbeing Website
- Health Coverage Options for Same-Sex Couples: Healthcare.gov / CuidadodeSalud.gov
- Transgender Health Care and the Marketplace: Healthcare.gov / CuidadoDeSalud.gov
- Marketplace Open Enrollment Partner Tools and Toolkits
- ASPE Research Brief: Emerging Practices for Supporting LGBTQI+ Young People Across Human Services Programs
Assister Webinars
New Sexual and Gender Identity (SOGI) Questions on the Marketplace Application (07/17/24):
Internal Claims and Appeals and the External Review Process Overview (11/15/23):
#HealthAdulting: Best Practices to Engage Young Adults in Health Care Enrollment; and Reaching and Assisting LGBTQI+ Communities (11/18/16):
Reaching and Assisting Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender Communities (6/10/16):
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