Families sue to stop Trump’s ban on medical care for trans youth
The plaintiffs say the rule would cut off medically accepted care and force families to pay up to $70,000 a year without Medicaid coverage.
- On Thursday, four New Hampshire families sued the Trump Administration in federal court to block a rule effective October 13 that ends Medicaid and CHIP coverage for gender-affirming treatments for minors.
- Originally announced in August, the federal rule bars Medicaid and CHIP funding for puberty blockers and hormone therapy, services plaintiffs argue are medically necessary for their children.
- Families face costs up to $70,000 annually per child without coverage. Frances Lim-Liberty, a pediatric endocrinologist at Dartmouth Health, warned halting medications leads to "forced detransition," stating "Medicaid is their lifeline."
- While a separate lawsuit co-led by 22 state attorneys general challenges the ban, it does not seek emergency relief. Plaintiffs argue the rule violates the Fifth Amendment and exceeds executive authority.
- Secretary of Health and Human Services Robert F. Kennedy Jr. claims these interventions "carry serious risks," while Shannon Minter of the National Center for LGBTQ Rights describes the rule as targeting transgender people.
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Families Sue to Stop Trump’s Ban on Medical Care for Trans Youth
The Hill Represented by GLAD Law, the National Center for LGBTQ Rights and the ACLU of New Hampshire, the families argue the rule violates existing Medicaid statute and exceeds the administration’s authority. Without being paused, the rule will take effect on Oct. 13. In August, the administration finalized a rule barring Medicaid from paying for what it refers to as “sex-rejecting procedures for children under 18” as well as blocking the Chil…
4 New Hampshire families file lawsuit to block Trump rule on medical care for transgender youth
Four New Hampshire families have filed a lawsuit to try to stop a Trump Administration rule that will soon cut off medical care for some low-income transgender youth.
Families sue to stop Trump's ban on medical care for trans youth
Click in for more news from The Hill {beacon} Healthcare Healthcare The Big Story Families sue to stop Trump's ban on medical care for trans youth A group of four New Hampshire families are suing the Trump administration to block the implementation of a rule barring federal Medicaid dollars for gender-affirming healthcare for minors....
Four transgender youths in N.H. sue Trump administration over Medicaid ban on gender-affirming care for minors
The patients, who range in age from 11 to 15, and their parents allege the Trump administration violated their constitutional rights and broke the law by adopting an arbitrary policy for political reasons.
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