Overview
- NYU Langone confirmed it ended its Transgender Youth Health Program, attributing the move to the medical director’s departure and the current regulatory environment.
- Parents in New York City say Mount Sinai stopped accepting or treating some transgender minors and referred families to private clinics, while the health system declined to comment.
- New York state and city officials reminded hospitals that denying gender-affirming care could violate anti-discrimination laws, with the NYC Commission on Human Rights pledging to investigate complaints.
- The Trump administration’s proposed rules to cut Medicare and Medicaid funds for hospitals treating minors remain under review at CMS, yet subpoenas and enforcement signals have already chilled providers.
- Coverage highlights a broader national retrenchment in pediatric gender-affirming services, even as some institutions such as Boston Children’s maintain programs and advocacy groups plan public protests in New York this week.