A coalition of 19 #states Tues sued to block the #Trump admin’s plan to strip #federal #funding from #hospitals providing gender-related care for minors, a policy that would effectively shut down any #health care providers that failed to comply.

That plan, announced Thurs by “Health” Secy #RFKJr, would cut off all #Medicaid & #Medicare payments — which make up a major share of #hospital revenue — to any facility that provides minors with gender-related treatments in the country.

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Supporters & opponents of #transgender rights agree that, taken together, the forthcoming #hospital rules will make access to pediatric #GenderAffirmingCare across the country extremely difficult, if not impossible. The care is already banned in 27 #states. The proposed rules will start a comment period after they are entered into the Federal Register; they will not take effect immediately.

https://www.federalregister.gov/

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#Medicaid provides #healthcare coverage to #LowIncome children & adults in the US #Medicare is the #health program for Americans over 65 [ #seniors] & #disabled people. Virtually every #hospital in the country takes Medicare & relies on it, so the rule would have a wide-ranging effect.

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