Overview
- The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services opened rulemaking to bar hospitals that treat minors with puberty blockers, hormones or surgeries from participating in Medicare and Medicaid, and to block Medicaid and CHIP coverage for such care.
- HHS said the Food and Drug Administration will send warning letters to 12 breast‑binder manufacturers and retailers over alleged illegal marketing to minors, with potential enforcement if they do not comply.
- The HHS Office for Civil Rights proposed revising Section 504 to clarify that gender dysphoria not resulting from physical impairments is not a disability under federal law.
- The House voted 216–211 to pass Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene’s bill making gender‑affirming care for minors a federal felony punishable by up to 10 years in prison, though the measure faces long odds in the Senate.
- Major medical groups denounced the actions, a 60‑day public comment period is planned for the CMS rules, and providers and civil‑rights organizations signaled court challenges as many hospitals have already paused pediatric programs.