Texas Children’s Hospital must create country’s first ‘detransition clinic’ under settlement with Paxton
The hospital will provide free care for patients who reverse gender transitions for five years and terminate five doctors tied to prior treatments.
- On Friday, Texas Children's Hospital agreed to develop the nation's first detransition clinic and fire five physicians as part of a settlement with Attorney General Ken Paxton, paying $10 million for prior Medicaid billing related to gender-affirming care.
- Paxton's investigation began in 2023 when Governor Greg Abbott signed legislation banning puberty blockers and hormone therapy for minors; the Texas Supreme Court upheld the law in 2024.
- The hospital must amend bylaws to automatically revoke physician privileges and provide free clinic services for five years funded entirely by the hospital, while terminating multiple doctors.
- Texas Children's stated it settled to protect resources from "endless and costly litigation" after three years producing 5 million documents, while Paxton framed the outcome as a "monumental day in the fight to stop the radical transgender movement.
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Texas Children's Hospital Slammed With $10M Fine Over Kids' Gender Procedures - Tampa Free Press
The Department of Justice secured a major legal settlement on Friday against Texas Children’s Hospital, forcing the provider to pay over $10 million in financial penalties and establish a first-of-its-kind medical facility dedicated exclusively to detransitioners. The agreement comes as part of a broader, ongoing national investigation by federal authorities into the provision of sex-rejecting […] Texas Children’s Hospital Slammed With $10M Fine…
Largest children’s hospital in US to open ‘detransition clinic’ after $10M settlement with Trump DOJ, state
Texas Children's Hospital agreed to stop puberty blockers, pay $10 million and open a detransition clinic after a DOJ and Texas investigation into "gender-affirming" care.
Texas AG Ken Paxton Scores Major Win — Forces Children’s Hospital to Open America’s First ‘Detransition’ Clinic
“Ken Paxton” by Gage Skidmore, CC BY-SA 2.0 Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton has secured a major victory for the state of Texas. Texas Children’s Hospital has agreed to create the nation’s first dedicated detransition clinic, cut ties with five physicians, and pay $10 million to the state as part of a broader settlement. The agreement follows a state investigation launched after Texas banned gender-related medical interventions for minors in 20…
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