Trump administration bans use of Medicaid funds for gender identity healthcare

On Tuesday, the Trump administration finalized rule changes that ban the use of Medicaid and other funds for gender identity healthcare for youth.

The Trump administration says the change is intended to protect children.

Medicaid said it won't pay for gender-affirming surgeries or hormones for transgender minors.

Trump administration bans the use of federal Medicaid funds to cover gender identity healthcare  CNN

The Trump administration on Tuesday released a final rule blocking the use of federal Medicaid dollars for transgender healthcare for minors, as well as barring Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP) plans from paying for gender-affirming procedures for minors. The final rule released by The Centers for Medicare an

Federal dollars in the two health insurance programs would not go toward gender-affirming care, but states could still cover the treatments.