Report: CMS Rule Would Ban Medicaid Funding to Hospitals that Perform Sex Changes on Minors

The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) announced a new proposed rule on Thursday that would ban Medicare and Medicaid reimbursements from going to hospitals that perform sex changes on minors.

A senior administration official told the National Review the rule would “effectively end sex-trait modifications for minors nationally” if finalized. The rule is called “Medicare and Medicaid Programs; Hospital Condition of Participation: Prohibiting Sex Trait Modifications for Children.”

Following the announcement of the proposed rule, CMS, which resides under the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), will meet with HHS to work on the language of the rule and formalize it, according to the report.

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