NYU Langone Health ends transgender youth health program

""Families of transgender teens are scrambling to find care," FOX 5 NY's Arthur Chi'en reports. "Given the recent departure of our medical director, coupled with the current regulatory environment, we made the difficult decision to discontinue our Transgender Youth Health Program. We are committed to helping patients in our care manage this change. This does not impact our pediatric mental health care programs, which will continue.""

"The White House proposed banning Medicare and Medicaid funding to hospitals that provide this gender-affirming treatment in December 2025. New York State Sen. Erik Bottcher spoke to FOX 5 NY about the decision. "The Trump administration is targeting trans people," the state senator said. "They have decided to make the trans community scapegoats." Bottcher also posted about the decision on X, saying that it will "cause real harm.""

NYU Langone Health discontinued its Transgender Youth Health Program, citing the recent departure of the medical director and the current regulatory environment. The hospital spokesperson said the closure is a difficult decision, pledged assistance for patients to manage the change, and clarified pediatric mental health programs will continue. Families of transgender teens are scrambling to find care. The Trump administration has signaled it would pull federal funding from hospitals that provide gender-affirming care for minors, and the White House proposed banning Medicare and Medicaid funding for such treatment beginning December 2025. New York officials and civil liberties groups said the closure will cause harm and urged hospitals to resist discriminatory policies.

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