"But patients at Rady Children's and CHOC have been told they will no longer receive gender-affirming care at the facilities, which can include prescriptions for medications like puberty blockers, beginning on Feb. 6, according to advocates. As a result, patients going without medications like puberty blockers will not be able to see a doctor and have the specialized medical professional walk them through the process of going off the medication."
""The environment around gender-affirming care has changed dramatically, with escalating federal actions," Rady Children's Health said in a statement. "These developments affect our role and responsibilities as a provider participating in federal programs such as Medicaid and Medicare, which are essential to caring for all children and families in our communities.""
"In December, HHS announced that the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services were proposing new rules that would ban gender-affirming care by medical providers that participate in its programs. "Nearly all U.S. hospitals participate in Medicare and Medicaid and this action is designed to ensure that the U.S. government will not be in business with organizations that intentionally or unintentionally inflict permanent"
Rady Children's Health, which includes Children's Hospital of Orange County, Rady Children's Hospital San Diego and Rady Children's in Riverside County, will stop providing gender-affirming medical care to transgender youth beginning Feb. 6. The organization was referred for investigation to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Office of Inspector General. Patients will no longer receive care including prescriptions for medications like puberty blockers and will not have medical supervision while discontinuing such medications. Rady Children's Health cited escalating federal actions affecting its role as a provider participating in federal programs such as Medicaid and Medicare. In December, HHS proposed CMS rules that would ban such care for providers in federal programs.
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