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Vance Demands Hospital Probes After HHS Gender-Care Findings

8/15/2026

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Vice President JD Vance wrote Attorney General Todd Blanche demanding hospital probes in “Wolves in White Coats…” report.
Citing the Health and Human Services (HHS) report alleging clinics used misleading billing codes, President Donald Trump issued a ban on Medicaid and CHIP funds for gender-affirming procedures.
American Medical Association, American Academy of Pediatrics, Kelley Robinson and Susan J. Kressly condemned report and Vance’s request, an attack on transgender health care.

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Vice President JD Vance wrote Attorney General Todd Blanche demanding hospital probes in “Wolves in White Coats…” report.
Citing the Health and Human Services (HHS) report alleging clinics used misleading billing codes, President Donald Trump issued a ban on Medicaid and CHIP funds for gender-affirming procedures.
American Medical Association, American Academy of Pediatrics, Kelley Robinson and Susan J. Kressly condemned report and Vance’s request, an attack on transgender health care.