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Federal proposals threaten to end access to gender affirming care for youths

Drafts of the proposals reveal a plan to end all Medicaid and Medicare funding for any services at hospitals that also provide gender-affirming care for children and young adults
October 30, 2025
 
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NADZEYA HAROSHKA | DREAMSTIME.COM

A new Trump administration proposal that would essentially end transgander care for young adults could have serious mental and physical c