"In November, Nikki, who asked to be identified by only her first name for fear of retribution against her and her son's caregiver, was informed that his care would be discontinued just weeks later, on Dec. 10. Several other families with transgender children said their doctors had relayed similar messages. But last week, according to Nikki, her son's doctor said the hospital network appeared to reverse course and would no longer stop offering treatments on that date."
"The first would prevent hospitals and doctors from receiving Medicaid reimbursements for gender-affirming care for children. Medicaid offers health coverage to millions of low-income Americans. The second would go further, blocking all funding from Medicaid and Medicare, which covers older people and those with disabilities, for medical centers that provide gender-affirming care to youth. Hospitals rely heavily on Medicaid and Medicare funding to operate - combined, the two federal programs covered about"
Sutter Health notified some families that it planned to discontinue gender-affirming care for minors with an effective date of Dec. 10, prompting alarm among parents and caregivers. Multiple families reported receiving similar messages from their doctors about impending treatment interruptions. Doctors later indicated the hospital network appears to have reversed that decision and will continue offering treatments beyond the previously announced date. The federal government proposed rules that could prevent hospitals and doctors from receiving Medicaid reimbursements for gender-affirming care for children and could block Medicaid and Medicare funding for centers providing such care to youth. Hospitals depend heavily on that federal funding.
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