Parents of transgender kids say California is ‘unprepared’ as feds cut off their healthcare

Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services finalized a rule prohibiting federal reimbursement for gender-affirming care for minors, effective October 13. This change threatens access to crucial treatments for roughly 1,500 transgender children on Medi-Cal. California lawmakers are scrambling to pass emergency funding to establish a state pathway, although advocates doubt the state agency can prepare in time.