Trump administration unveils actions aimed at eliminating gender-affirming care for minors
Proposal would prohibit Medicaid funds from being used to cover puberty blockers, hormone treatments or surgical proceduresUS politics live – latest updatesThe Trump administration unveiled new actions aimed at eliminating transition-related medical care for minors across the US on Thursday,...
<p>Proposal would prohibit Medicaid funds from being used to cover puberty blockers, hormone treatments or surgical procedures</p><ul><li><p><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/live/2025/dec/18/us-politics-live-venezuela-russia-strikes-trump-news-updates">US politics live – latest updates</a></p></li></ul><p>The <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/trump-administration">Trump administration</a> unveiled new actions aimed at eliminating transition-related medical care for minors across the US on Thursday, referring to such treatments as “sex-rejecting procedures”, a term used by the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS).</p><p>As part of the effort, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services will initiate a rule-making process that would prevent hospitals from offering puberty blockers, hormone treatments, or surgical procedures to minors if they wish to participate in Medicare or Medicaid.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/dec/18/trump-transition-healthcare-funding-hhs">Continue reading...</a>
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