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Massachusetts AG Wins Gender-Affirming Care Lawsuit Against Trump Admin

8/26/2026

Summary

Story summary

Massachusetts Attorney General Andrea Joy Campbell won a lawsuit against U.S. President Donald Trump’s administration over gender-affirming care.
Fenway Health, Baystate Health and Outer Cape Health Services halted gender-affirming care for patients under 18.
Massachusetts funds the Affirming Health Care Trust Fund to keep Medicaid coverage for transgender youth.
Public Health uses trust-fund money to support youth care on MassHealth after federal Medicaid loss.

History

Historical Context

In 2016 HHS under Secretary Sylvia Mathews Burwell applied the ACA’s anti-discrimination rule to require Medicaid and private insurers to cover gender-affirming care for roughly 1.4 million transgender Americans. After the 2020 Trump repeal stripped youth coverage, Massachusetts AG Andrea Campbell’s 2024 lawsuit restored the trust-fund model, letting providers such as Fenway Health resume care for thousands of minors.

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Story summary

Massachusetts Attorney General Andrea Joy Campbell won a lawsuit against U.S. President Donald Trump’s administration over gender-affirming care.
Fenway Health, Baystate Health and Outer Cape Health Services halted gender-affirming care for patients under 18.
Massachusetts funds the Affirming Health Care Trust Fund to keep Medicaid coverage for transgender youth.
Public Health uses trust-fund money to support youth care on MassHealth after federal Medicaid loss.

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