Trump instructed CMS to end Medicaid funding for gender transition procedures, calling the surgeries "barbaric" in a Truth Social post.
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Trump instructed CMS to end Medicaid funding for gender transition procedures, calling the surgeries "barbaric" in a Truth Social post.
Federal dollars in the two health insurance programs would not go toward gender-affirming care, but states could still cover the treatments. Trump instructed CMS to end Medicaid funding for gender transition procedures, calling the surgeries "barbaric" in a Truth Social post.
CNBC reported the story as "Trump administration ends Medicaid, CHIP funding for gender-affirming care for children." Fox News reported the story as "Trump directs CMS Administrator Mehmet Oz to end Medicaid gender transition funding for minors."
2 sources have covered this story, including Fox News and CNBC. The earliest reporting in the cluster landed about 14 hours ago.
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