Emblem Health, which insures most of New York City’s municipal workers, has entered into a settlement with the state attorney general after being accused of denying sex change surgery coverage to transgender clients. The investigation by AG Barbara Underwood’s office revealed that between January 2014 and July 2017, EmblemHealth rejected 22 of 79 requests from...

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