HHS backs down from threat to cut Medicare, Medicaid funds over trans care
The Trump administration's Health and Human Services department has dropped its earlier threat to withhold Medicare and Medicaid funding from states that allow gender-affirming care for transgender people. The policy reversal ends a controversial proposal that could have affected millions of patients and triggered legal battles. This matters because it preserves federal healthcare funding and averts a direct clash between the administration and states protecting trans access to care.