Medicaid says it will stop paying for some gender-affirming care for transgender minors
The rule stops federal payments for hormone therapy, puberty blockers and surgeries for minors, with a six-month transition only for some patients.
- Medicaid and CHIP will stop covering gender-affirming surgeries and hormone treatments for transgender minors under 19 beginning October 13, 2026, under a finalized Trump administration policy.
- Mental-Health services for transgender youth will remain covered, while other gender-affirming treatments are expected to be phased out of federal coverage by April 2027.
- The administration argues the restrictions are intended to protect minors from treatments it considers harmful, while medical organizations and LGBTQ+ advocates dispute that characterization and say the policy could limit access to medically appropriate care.
- The policy is expected to face legal challenges, adding to an ongoing national conflict over transgender healthcare, with at least 27 states already restricting gender-affirming care for minors in some form.
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"U.S. taxpayers will no longer pay for sex-change surgeries or hormones for children," said the president on the social network Truth Social
U.S. state health care is no longer supposed to pay for trans-children's and adolescents' treatments, including surgeries and hormone treatments.
The Trump administration finalized on Tuesday a rule that will prevent Medicaid from covering gender identity health care for minors enrolled in the government's low-income insurance program.
Trump Announces End of Medicaid Funding for Child Gender Transition Care
Get latest articles and stories on World at LatestLY. US President Donald Trump on Tuesday (local time) announced that Medicaid will no longer fund gender transition surgeries and hormone therapies for minors, saying his administration would protect children from what he termed "barbaric" practices. World News | Trump Announces End of Medicaid Funding for Child Gender Transition Care.
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