"HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has identified his first target following his declaration earlier this month to cut off Medicaid and Medicare funding to any hospital that provides health care to trans youth. Last Friday in a social media post, HHS announced that it was referring Seattle Children's Hospital for investigation for providing gender-affirming care to trans youth. Of course, Kennedy's declaration was simply that-a declaration with no basis in science."
"Kennedy's declaration, made on Dec. 18, is a nuclear option to pressure hospitals to drop care for trans youth. Hospitals rely upon federal payments for treatment of Medicare and Medicaid patients. Without that money, hospitals, which are already struggling with difficult finances, will lose millions of dollars. Federal funding through Medicare and Medicaid accounts for nearly 45% of all spending on hospital care, according to KFF, the nonprofit health policy research group."
Robert F. Kennedy Jr., as HHS Secretary, declared on Dec. 18 that federal Medicare and Medicaid funds should be withheld from any hospital that provides gender-affirming care to minors, stating such sex-rejecting procedures are neither safe nor effective. HHS referred Seattle Children's Hospital for investigation under that declaration. Major medical societies rejected the stance, and Kennedy has cut funding to them. Hospitals depend on Medicare and Medicaid for roughly 45% of hospital care spending, risking millions in lost revenue and strained finances. Seattle Children's has previously faced subpoenas and political targeting over its care of transgender youth.
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