"This week, NYU Langone Health announced the end of its Transgender Youth Health Program. The decision comes after President Donald Trump threatened in December to revoke federal funding for hospitals that provide gender-affirming care to youth, including puberty blockers and, in rare cases, surgery. Trump's proposal included revoking Medicare and Medicaid funds, STAT News . Federal funding threats, along with the recent departure of a medical director, prompted the decision to close the program, a spokesperson for NYU Langone Health told The Guardian."
"Local leaders in New York City have pushed back against the hospital's decision, Gothamist previously reported. Last year, New York Attorney General Letitia James said hospitals that deny gender-affirming care to youth could violate the state's antidiscrimination laws. Media representatives for NYU Langone Health did not return The Advocate's request for comment. The New York City Commission on Human Rights said it was "deeply troubled" by NYU Langone's decision"
NYU Langone Health closed its Transgender Youth Health Program, citing threats to federal funding for hospitals providing gender-affirming care to minors and the recent departure of a medical director. The funding threats followed a Trump administration proposal to revoke Medicare and Medicaid funds from hospitals that provide puberty blockers and, in rare cases, surgery to transgender youth. The administration subpoenaed medical records from at least 20 hospital transgender youth programs, though a federal judge denied access to those records. The combined federal pressure has chilled providers, and local officials warned that denying care may violate state antidiscrimination laws.
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