California's largest pediatric healthcare system to halt transgender care amid Trump admin threats
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The largest pediatric healthcare system in California will stop providing gender-affirming medical care to transgender youth next month amid increasing pressure from the federal government.Rady Children’s Health, encompasses Children’s Hospital of Orange County, Rady Children’s Hospital San Diego and Rady Children’s in Riverside County, said the organization was recently referred for investigation to the U.S.
Department of Health and Human Services Office of Inspector General.The federal agency, which oversees the Medicare and Medicaid programs, did not comment about the timeline of its investigation or the focus of the probe Friday, saying HHS-OIG’s “general policy is to neither confirm nor deny the existence of an investigation.” World & Nation U.S.
officials are proposing new restrictions that would effective ban gender-affirming care for minors.But patients at Rady Children’s and CHOC have been told they will no longer receive gender-affirming care at the facilities, which can include prescriptions for medications like puberty blockers, beginning on Feb.6, according to advocates.
As a result, patients going without medications like puberty blockers will not be able to see a doctor and have the specialized medical professional walk them through the process of going off the medication.“The environment around gender-affirming care has changed dramatically, with escalating federal actions,” Rady Children’s Health said in a statement.
“These developments affect our role and responsibilities as a provider participating in federal programs such as Medicaid and Medicare, which are essential to caring for all children and families in our communities.” In December, HHS announced that the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services were proposing new rules that would ban gender-affirming care by medical providers that participate in its programs.“Near...