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New York Alarmed by Trump’s Transgender Healthcare Restrictions

4/17/2025

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New Yorkers are alarmed by the Trump administration's executive orders restricting medical care for transgender youth, including bans on vital gender-affirming treatments. Medical experts emphasize the crucial mental health benefits of such care. Additionally, proposed CMS rules threaten to increase healthcare costs for transgender individuals, making access to essential treatments even more challenging.

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New Yorkers are alarmed by the Trump administration's executive orders restricting medical care for transgender youth, including bans on vital gender-affirming treatments. Medical experts emphasize the crucial mental health benefits of such care. Additionally, proposed CMS rules threaten to increase healthcare costs for transgender individuals, making access to essential treatments even more challenging.