New Trump Administration Proposals Would Further Limit Gender Affirming Care for Young People by Restricting Providers and Reducing Coverage
On December 18, 2025, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) issued two proposed rules that would further limit youth access to gender affirming care. One rule would change the hospital Conditions of Participation (CoPs) which would prohibit most Medicare and Medicaid enrolled hospitals from providing specified gender affirming medical care for youth (the…


