Judge Blocks Kennedy's Bid to Cut Trans Youth Care Funding
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Federal Judge Blocks Kennedys Plan to Cut Off Funding for Gender-Affirming Care to Minors
A federal judge in Oregon has halted Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Juniors plan to deny federal funding for gender-affirming care to minors. The ruling prevents the Department of Health and Human Services from barring Medicaid, Medicare, and the Childrens Health Insurance Program from covering these treatments. The decision came after attorneys general from nineteen states and Washington, D.C., sued in December, arguing the secretarys order exceeded his legal powers and violated federal health coverage rules. The judge sided with the states, granting their motion for summary judgment and rejecting the departments attempt to dismiss the lawsuit. New York Attorney General Letitia James hailed the outcome as a victory for patients, families, and doctors, ensuring transgender youth can still access legal care without fear of federal punishment. The department has not yet commented on the ruling, leaving the funding issue in limbo amid broader administration efforts to limit transgender rights across military, travel, and workplace policies.
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