"Rady Children's Hospital stopped providing such care on February 6 in response to the current presidential administration's threats to end federal funding to medical institutions that offer gender-affirming healthcare. Superior Court Judge Matthew Braner said the case involved "an extraordinarily thorny issue" that placed the hospital "between a rock and a hard place," but said that ending the care would place the hospital's 1,900 trans youth patients under "a risk of relative degrees of harm," Voice of San Diego reported."
"The hospital said it decided to end its trans youth care under pressure from the president, who pledged to block research and educational grants as well as Medicaid and Medicare reimbursement to institutions that provide gender-affirming care to minors. Medicaid funding makes up 37% of the hospital's operating revenue. In response, California Attorney General Rob Bonta (D) sued the hospital, saying it violated a legally binding 2024 contract it agreed to when Bonta approved its merger with the Children's Hospital of Orange County."
Rady Children's Hospital in San Diego temporarily resumed gender-affirming hormone therapy and puberty blockers for trans youth after a California state court ordered continued care until March 10. The hospital had halted such treatments on February 6 citing federal threats to cut funding for institutions that provide gender-affirming care. The state sued, contending a merger contract requires maintenance of specialty services, including gender-affirming care, through 2034. A judge characterized the case as placing the hospital between competing risks and warned that discontinuing care could harm about 1,900 trans youth patients.
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