Health Official Dr. Oz Says The Creation of a Penis Costs $150,000' and That Testicles Are Extra'

"We're not gonna let taxpayer money go to hurt these children, and no children will no longer be hurt by this ideology, Oz said. We know that inflicting these procedures on young people costs them and the Medicaid system countless dollars, not just in medical bills, but all kinds of downstream issues, while providers reap the rewards. Then, in remarks that could have doubled as an indictment of inflation, Oz delved into the cost of creating penises and vaginas: According to 2022 [Journal of American Medicine] data so it's very recent the typical vaginoplasty, a vaginoplasty, a procedure a child does not need, costs $60,000."

"Shockingly, a phalloplasty the creation of a penis costs, on average in America, according to this data, high-quality, $150,000 per child. I do believe with doing some work, that these prices have continued to increase with increasing manufacturer demand. And I must point out that the creation of a vagina in that case of a phalloplasty or a scrotoplasty, where you add testicles, that's extra. Oz went on to call gender-affirming care for minors a pathology and said, It is shameful that clinicians have profteered off this."

The Department of Health and Human Services will prohibit hospitals that perform gender-affirming procedures for minors from participating in Medicare and Medicaid. Medicare and Medicaid together account for nearly 45% of hospital care spending. The HHS move follows a January executive order aimed at restricting gender-affirming care for minors and a Supreme Court decision allowing the administration to proceed. HHS cited substantial direct procedure costs and downstream impacts on minors and the Medicaid system, referencing 2022 JAMA data that lists typical vaginoplasty costs around $60,000 and phalloplasty around $150,000 per patient. HHS criticized clinicians for profiteering and framed the care as harmful to children.

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