US EditionLurie Children’s Hospital in Chicago scales back gender-affirming care, days after call for federal investigation
- On Tuesday, Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children’s Hospital in Chicago said it will not start gender‑affirming medications for new patients under 18.
- Facing referrals to the OIG and proposed funding cuts, Lurie said actions by Health and Human Services, including Mike Stuart's Jan. 15 announcement, prompted its decision.
- Last year, Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children’s Hospital suspended gender‑affirming surgeries for minors while continuing other care in one of the oldest programs in the country.
- Many patients referred for surgery to nearby Northwestern Memorial Hospital had appointments canceled amid the changes, and Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children’s Hospital warned this rollback `threatens our ability to care for all of our patients` while supporting transgender minors and their families.
- With rulemaking ongoing, two HHS proposals remain open for public comment until Feb. 17, 2026, while Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul and about 20 states have sued to block funding cuts.
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Rady Children's Hospital ends gender-affirming surgeries, medications
Rady Children’s Hospital (File photo by Chris Stone/Times of San Diego) Access to gender-affirming care for transgender youth is ending, Rady Children’s Hospital announced Tuesday. The change, which evidently took patients and parents by surprise, came amid a pressure campaign from the Trump administration and its allies over canceling care by Feb. 6. Care will reportedly continue for patients 19 and older, for now. In response to a request for …
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Parents of transgender kids sue Children’s Hospital Colorado for pausing gender-affirming care
Parents of four transgender children sued Children’s Hospital Colorado this week, alleging its decision to suspend gender-affirming care amounts to discrimination under state law. Both Children’s and Denver Health stopped prescribing puberty blockers and hormonal treatment to patients under 18 in late December or early January. Neither hospital performed gender-affirming surgeries for minors. Their decisions followed U.S. Health and Human Servic…
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Under the threat of losing federal reimbursement, Rady Children’s Hospital in San Diego notified families Tuesday that it will stop offering direct forms of gender affirming care, including “medical interventions, procedures and prescriptions,” limiting its offerings to supportive services such as “counseling, mental health resources and care coordination.” The move, which was immediately decried by the region’s main transgender advocacy group, …
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