Trump Administration Accuses Hospitals of Improper Billing over Gender Care for Minors

Assistant Secretary of Health Lays Out Troubling Pattern Behind Gender Treatments for Minors

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Trump administration accuses hospitals of improper billing over gender care for minors

By Amina Niasse NEW YORK, Aug 13 (Reuters) - The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services accused dozens of hospitals and healthcare providers on Thursday of improperly billing for gender-affirming care and referred them ​to the Office of Inspector...

Hospitals, doctors got rich through shady gender-care billing tactics — and taking advantage of kids: damning report

US hospitals and clinics have billed out nearly $120 million in gender-related medical treatments to minors since 2019, putting thousands of children on an expensive and irreversible treadmill requiring lifelong upkeep -- with the blessing of doctors and lefty politicians.

Vance Calls for Criminal Review After HHS Flags Billing Practices in Pediatric Gender Care

Vice President JD Vance urged federal prosecutors to examine possible fraud involving pediatric gender-related medical treatment after an HHS report identified millions of dollars in insurance claims that the agency said may have been billed under misleading diagnostic codes.

Millions in fraudulent billing for child 'gender transitions': Trump admin report

A report released today showed $50 million in insurance claims for puberty blockers billed using endocrine disorder and nearly $11 million in claims for patients ages 13-17 billed using a diagnosis code for precocious puberty.

HHS report raises scrutiny of gender-affirming care billing and coding

HHS followed up its final rule blocking Medicaid funding for gender-affirming care in minors by publishing a commissioned report alleging “potentially fraudulent” billing and coding among providers of the services. The report, released Aug. 13, alleges that financial incentives drove hospitals and physicians to expand access to the care, and that deceitful billing practices took place. “What began as a handful of specialized clinics in the early…