Erasing Federal Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity Data.

Federal investments in sexual orientation and gender identity data infrastructure in the US have been dismantled, threatening the availability of information used in health care planning.

• Why it matters: Losing this data infrastructure creates a gap in how health care systems can monitor needs and address disparities for everyone in the US.
• What they did: The Viewpoint describes the dismantling of federal support for sexual orientation and gender identity data infrastructure and links it to downstream effects on health care.
• The result: The article argues that these changes undermine health care for everyone in the US by reducing the data foundation needed for informed decision-making.

AI summary of the abstract · may contain errors · not medical advice · read the paper.