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EPISODE · Feb 17, 2026 · 18 MIN

Medical providers grapple with Trump's attempts to end gender-affirming care for minors

from Make Me Smart · host Marketplace

In December, the Department of Health and Human Services proposed a new rule that would ban hospitals from receiving any Medicare and Medicaid funding if they offer gender-affirming care for minors. Today, Kimberly checks in with Marketplace’s Samantha Fields to hear about her reporting on how this is affecting health care providers across the country. Plus, we’ll get into how the proposed rule fits into a larger wave of restrictions on transgender health care, years in the making.

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