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Health Secretary to Address Gender-Affirming Care Funding Pause

12/18/2025

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Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. will discuss guidance on health care for minors at a Thursday 11 a.m. EST news conference.
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services issued a draft rule to pause funding for hospitals providing gender-affirming care for minors.
CMS Administrator Dr. Mehmet Oz will join Kennedy.
President Donald Trump previously restricted such care through executive action, triggering lawsuits by Democratic-led states.

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Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. will discuss guidance on health care for minors at a Thursday 11 a.m. EST news conference.
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services issued a draft rule to pause funding for hospitals providing gender-affirming care for minors.
CMS Administrator Dr. Mehmet Oz will join Kennedy.
President Donald Trump previously restricted such care through executive action, triggering lawsuits by Democratic-led states.