"A coalition of states sued HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. after the administration announced a plan to effectively end gender-affirming care for minors nationwide, which included proposed rules blocking federal funding for hospitals providing such care."
"Kennedy's declaration asserted that it superseded previously established standards of care, allowing HHS to exclude hospitals and clinicians from federal programs if they did not comply with new standards based on the president's anti-trans executive orders."
"More than a dozen hospitals have been referred to HHS's Office of Inspector General for investigation since Kennedy issued his declaration, leading many to preemptively end their youth gender-affirming care programs."
A federal judge in Oregon ruled in favor of plaintiffs challenging HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s declaration regarding gender-affirming care for minors. The declaration claimed such care did not meet recognized standards and was part of a plan to end federal funding for hospitals providing this care. The proposed rules would effectively ban gender-affirming care for minors at federally funded hospitals. The Oregon state attorney highlighted investigations into hospitals that ceased youth gender-affirming care following the declaration, indicating significant immediate consequences for healthcare providers.
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