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Medicaid ends funding for child sex-change procedures as Trump admin slams 'experimental' treatments
["Peter D'Abrosca"]
FOX News
FIRST ON FOX: American taxpayers will no longer be on the hook for child sex-change hormones or surgeries, as a key Trump administration agency announced Tuesday that Medicaid will stop funding such procedures and therapies.
"Children deserve our protection, not experimental interventions that pose serious risks and convey no proven benefits," Oz said.
HHS, under Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr., reviewed national and international research on sex-change procedures in minors, which ultimately informed CMS' decision to reverse federal taxpayer-funded procedures.
The federal government will no longer use Medicaid and CHIP dollars to fund procedures that fail to meet the evidentiary standard our children deserve."
"Under the leadership of Secretary Kennedy, federal health care dollars will support evidence-based care that protects children and puts their long-term health first," she added.