HEALTHJul 13 · 20:22 UTCNPR HEALTHSelena Simmons-Duffin

Trump's HHS abandons threat to withhold Medicare and Medicaid funding over trans care

The Department of Health and Human Services will not finalize a rule to end gender-affirming care for youth by withholding Medicare and Medicaid funding, according to NPR.

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