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Baystate Health Halts Gender-Affirming Care for Minors

2/17/2026

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Baystate Health will stop prescribing gender-affirming hormones or puberty blockers for patients under 18.
The decision cites federal regulations that could threaten Medicaid and Medicare funding, per a letter from Dr. Matthew D. Di Guglielmo of Baystate Health.
Baystate Health will continue to provide gender-affirming mental health counseling and will transfer affected patients to Transhealth.

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Baystate Health will stop prescribing gender-affirming hormones or puberty blockers for patients under 18.
The decision cites federal regulations that could threaten Medicaid and Medicare funding, per a letter from Dr. Matthew D. Di Guglielmo of Baystate Health.
Baystate Health will continue to provide gender-affirming mental health counseling and will transfer affected patients to Transhealth.