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DOJ settlement and CMS restrictions on youth gender care

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The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) has reached a settlement with Connecticut Children’s Medical Center regarding the provision of gender-affirming care to minors. Under the terms of the agreement, the hospital will cease administering puberty blockers, cross-sex hormones, and performing related surgeries on patients under the age of 18. In addition to halting these treatments, the medical center will pay a monetary penalty and allocate $500,000 toward medical care for individuals who have experienced adverse effects from such procedures. Although the center has denied all allegations, the DOJ described the institution as “cooperative, proactive, and solution-driven” during the federal investigation. This resolution is part of a broader national effort by the DOJ to investigate alleged violations of federal law concerning “sex-rejecting procedures” on minors, following similar settlements with the Cleveland Clinic Foundation and Texas Children’s Hospital. Associate Attorney General Stanley Woodward stated that the department will “vigorously enforce federal law, especially where the lives of children are endangered.” Expanding on these regulatory shifts, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) has issued a final rule prohibiting federal Medicaid and Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP) funds from covering certain gender-affirming care services for minors. This restriction affects individuals under 18 for Medicaid and under 19 for CHIP, limiting access to puberty blockers, hormone therapy, and surgeries. The CMS policy follows a Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) report titled ‘Wolves in White Coats: How Doctors and Hospitals Pushed and Profited from the Fraud of Gender Medicine’. The report alleges that some providers pressured minors into transition treatments and highlights potential improper insurance billing practices and financial incentives. ~~It also includes testimonies from detransitioners who claim they were encouraged toward life-altering medical interventions~~ Legal scrutiny of providers continues as ~~adolescents.~~ the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals recently reinstated a DOJ subpoena directed at QueerDoc, a telehealth provider.

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