Trump Admin Releases Final Rule Attacking Healthcare for Low-Income Trans Kids
Since President Donald Trump returned to the White House, he’s been vowing to stamp out gender-affirming medical care—what his administration terms “sex-rejecting procedures”—for young people diagnosed with gender dysphoria. Now, his administration is specifically going after the health care of trans kids from low-income families. On Tuesday, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services released…
President Donald Trump's administration has released a final rule that attacks healthcare for low-income transgender children. The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services announced the rule on Tuesday, which denies Medicaid and the Children’s Health Insurance Program from paying for puberty blockers, hormone therapy, and surgeries to treat gender dysphoria in young patients.
The rule affects patients under 18 for Medicaid and under 19 for CHIP and will take effect in October, with an exception for patients already on cross-sex hormones. This rule, which the administration claims is based on scientific consensus, is supported by a report commissioned by the Trump administration and authored by conservative activists.
Critics of the rule, including the American Academy of Pediatrics, argue that it misrepresents the medical consensus and fails to reflect the realities of pediatric care. The rule is part of a broader effort by the Trump administration to limit access to gender-affirming care for minors, with nearly 35,000 public comments received opposing the new regulation.
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