Prohibiting Medicaid and CHIP Funding for Gender Transition Procedures
This new bill aims to prohibit federal Medicaid and CHIP funding for medical procedures related to gender transition. This means individuals relying on these programs will not have costs covered for surgeries, hormone therapies, or other treatments intended to alter sex characteristics, unless medically necessary for other reasons, such as congenital developmental disorders.
Key points
The bill prohibits Medicaid and CHIP funding for surgeries and hormone treatments aimed at gender transition.
It defines a broad range of procedures that will not be funded, including surgical operations, implants, and hormone therapies.
Exceptions to the prohibition include treatment for congenital developmental disorders, diseases, injuries, or procedures restoring the body to biological sex after previous interventions.
The bill specifies that sex is biologically determined as male or female.
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