Gender Affirming Care: KFF Examines Newly Proposed Federal Rules That Would Further Limit Youth Access to Care

KFF reviews the implications, including restricting care in most hospitals

View in browser NEW & NOTEWORTHY Examining Newly Proposed Federal Rules That Would Further Limit Youth Access to Gender Affirming Care Following the release of two proposed federal rules that aim to further limit youth access to gender affirming care, KFF examines what they include and what they could mean for transgender youth who seek this care, and for their providers. These rules align with a Trump Administration Executive Order released earlier this year and build on a range of other state and administrative actions intended to limit access to gender affirming care.   One proposed rule prohibits the provision of certain gender affirming care services as a condition of hospital participation in Medicare and Medicaid. The KFF brief reviews the implications, which include restricting care access in most hospitals, including for patients with private insurance. With Medicare and Medicaid accounting for almost half of spending on care in hospitals, if the rule were finalized, hospitals are unlikely to continue providing gender affirming care.   The other proposed rule would ban federal Medicaid and Children's Health Insurance Program payments for the same types of care across all providers (not just hospitals). As the KFF brief explains, this proposed rule would have a significant — though uneven — impact on access, limiting coverage for families who would find paying for gender affirming care out-of-pocket most challenging.   The public has 60 days to comment on the rules, after which the administration could modify or take action to finalize them. If finalized, they are likely to face legal challenges. Read the brief CONTACT:   Craig Palosky | 202.654.1369| CraigP@kff.org    When citing our work, please note our legal name is KFF. We should be cited as KFF, a nonprofit health policy research, polling, and news organization. Our name is no longer the Kaiser Family Foundation. Did someone forward this to you? Sign up for emails from KFF. This email was sent to awesomeblogger71.lificletter@blogger.com. Update your email preferences to choose the types of emails you receive. Or, permanently unsubscribe from all future emails. Need assistance? Email subscriptions@kff.org; do not reply to this email. The independent source for health policy research, polling, and news. KFF, 185 Berry Street, Suite 2000, San Francisco, CA 94107