The order mandates that federally run insurance programs exclude coverage for gender-affirming care for individuals under 19.
President Donald Trump ratcheted up his administration’s reversal of transgender rights on Tuesday with an executive order that seeks to intervene in parents’ medical decisions by prohibiting government-funded insurance coverage of puberty blockers or surgery for people under 19.
"It is the policy of the United States that it will not fund, sponsor, promote, assist, or support the so-called 'transition' of a child," he said.
President Donald Trump directed the federal government not to help with gender transitions for individuals under the age of 19 in an executive order.
President Donald Trump has signed an executive order to restrict gender-affirming care for people under the age of 19.
The health system, which operates the region’s safety-net hospital, has not said whether it also is halting hormonal treatment.
President Donald Trump issued a wide-ranging executive order on Tuesday directing the Department of Health and Human Services and other federal agencies to examine policies related to gender-affirming care for children and teens.
President Donald Trump has signed multiple executive orders in January aimed at making changes in the military. Here's how it could impact local troops.
President Donald Trump signed an executive order Tuesday seeking to limit access to gender transition surgeries for people younger than 19, marking the president’s latest policy move against transgender rights.
The order reinstates a policy from Trump's first term that prohibited trans people from enlisting and barred those already in the military from transitioning.
President Donald Trump signed an executive order on Tuesday restricting gender transition procedures for individuals under 19.
President Donald Trump on Tuesday signed an executive order aimed at curtailing gender transitions for people under age 19