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"A flood of public opposition helped stop one of the Trump administration’s
most extreme attempts to force hospitals nationwide to abandon gender-affirming
care for transgender young people, offering a rare and instructive victory
against a federal government that has otherwise moved aggressively to dismantle
trans rights.
The Department of Health and Human Services has abandoned a proposed rule that
would have threatened hospitals with the loss of all Medicare and Medicaid
funding if they continued to provide transition-related care to minors,
NPR
was first to report on Monday. The proposal, issued in December, never took
effect.
Its collapse followed more than 30,000 public comments submitted to the Centers
for Medicare and Medicaid Services. Nearly 20,000 came from Human Rights
Campaign members and supporters, according to the organization. Equality
California said major medical groups, including the American Medical
Association, the American Academy of Pediatrics, and the Children’s Hospital
Association, also urged the administration to withdraw the rule."
Via Janet Logan.
Cheers,
*** Xanni ***
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mailto:xanni@xanadu.net Andrew Pam
http://xanadu.com.au/ Chief Scientist, Xanadu
https://glasswings.com.au/ Partner, Glass Wings
https://sericyb.com.au/ Manager, Serious Cybernetics
