HHS Wants to Cut Funding for Hospitals Doing Kid Gender Care
Published Date: 12/19/2025
Proposed Rule
Summary
Starting soon, hospitals that take Medicare or Medicaid can’t perform sex-rejecting procedures on kids anymore. This change aims to keep children safe and healthy by banning these surgeries in certified hospitals. If you want to share your thoughts, make sure to comment by February 17, 2026!
Analyzed Economic Effects
1 provisions identified: 0 benefits, 1 costs, 0 mixed.
Ban on Hospital Sex-Rejecting Procedures
This proposed rule would prohibit hospitals that participate in Medicare (and thus meet Medicare Conditions of Participation) from performing sex-rejecting procedures (SRPs) on any child. The prohibition would apply to patients in those hospitals regardless of payor (Medicare, Medicaid, private insurance, or self-pay). This is a proposed rule; comments are due by 5 p.m. on February 17, 2026.
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