US Largest Children's Hospital to Launch First 'Detransition Clinic'
Texas Children's Hospital, the largest pediatric hospital in the U.S., plans to establish the nation's first 'detransition clinic' for transgender youth. This move comes as part of a settlement to a probe led by the Texas Attorney General and the Trump administration regarding Medicaid billing for banned gender-affirming treatments.
In a trailblazing yet controversial move, Texas Children's Hospital is poised to open the first 'detransition clinic' for transgender youth. This decision is a settlement detail from a conjoined investigation conducted by the state's Attorney General, Ken Paxton, and former President Donald Trump's administration.
The investigation scrutinized the hospital's billing practices, specifically its charges to the state's Medicaid program for gender-affirming procedures, which are prohibited under Texas law.
As part of the settlement, five doctors will be dismissed, and the hospital will contribute $10 million as a penalty. The creation of the clinic represents a significant shift in the landscape of transgender healthcare in the U.S.
(With inputs from agencies.)
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