US EditionHHS Proposes Federal Rules to Restrict Gender-Affirming Care Funding for Minors
The proposed rules would bar Medicare and Medicaid funding for puberty blockers, hormones, and surgeries for minors, affecting care access in about two dozen states, officials said.
- On Dec. 18, the Department of Health and Human Services announced sweeping restrictions on gender treatments for minors at an 11 a.m. press conference, with Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. signing a declaration that such procedures do not meet professionally recognized standards.
- House Republican momentum helped prompt the move, as the Republican-led U.S. House of Representatives passed bills criminalizing gender-affirming care for minors and barring Medicaid reimbursement.
- Targeted rules would prohibit Medicaid reimbursement for patients under age 18 and block federal funding for hospitals providing pediatric gender-affirming care, CMS plans to propose.
- Supporters and opponents of transgender rights say the rules could make pediatric gender-affirming care extremely difficult, medical providers criticized the moves, and the rules will enter the Federal Register for public comment.
- Because virtually every hospital accepts Medicare, the federal action would have wide reach, while National Institutes of Health Director Dr. Jay Bhattacharya said NIH ended gender-related care research earlier this year and expects to terminate all by the end of 2025.
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Trump Admin Announces Crackdown Against Transgender Care to Minors, Draws Flak from Medical Community
Get latest articles and stories on World at LatestLY. New proposed rules would prohibit hospitals from participating in Medicare and Medicaid if they provide care such as puberty blockers and surgeries for transgender minors, and would prevent federal coverage of such treatments. World News | Trump Admin Announces Crackdown Against Transgender Care to Minors, Draws Flak from Medical Community.
The implementation of these proposals could affect access to gender affirmation care in more than 20 states where these treatments are legal
"It's Malpractice": US Moves To Cut Off Transgender Care For Children
The US Department of Health and Human Services on Thursday unveiled a series of regulatory actions designed to block access to gender-affirming care for minors, building on broader Trump administration restrictions targeting transgender Americans.
HHS to restrict gender-affirming care for minors
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Science Over Ideology: HHS Moves To Halt Pediatric 'Gender Transitions'
The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) announced that it is moving to end "gender-affirming care" for children (under the age of 18) with a series of proposed regulations. Of course, "gender-affirming care" is the palatable name given by leftists to the practice of mutilating and castrating children under the guise of healthcare.The HHS pulled no punches in its announcement, referring to the practice as "sex-rejecting procedures," whi…
HHS Will Block Hospitals From Performing Sex-Rejecting, Mutilating Procedures on Children
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services announced it will block hospitals from performing sex-rejecting, mutilating procedures on children. A press release from the department stated that procedures to be barred “include pharmaceutical or surgical interventions of specified types that attempt to align a child’s physical appearance or body with an asserted identity different from their sex.” The department is working to fulfill President…
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