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HHS Secretary Targets Seattle Hospital Over Trans Youth Care
12/29/2025
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- HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. announced an investigation into Seattle Children’s Hospital for providing gender-affirming care to trans youth.
- Kennedy declared plans to cut Medicaid and Medicare funding to hospitals that offer such care.
- Medical societies rejected his stance.
- Nineteen states filed legal challenges.
- Seattle Children’s has not yet responded to the investigation threat.
