Business · 13/08/2026

Medicaid Program; Prohibition on Federal Medicaid and Children's Health Insurance Program Funding for Sex-Rejecting Procedures Furnished to Children

The US Department of Health and Human Services has issued a final rule prohibiting the use of Medicaid and Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP) funding for sex-rejecting procedures performed on minors. The rule, which applies to children under 18 and 19, respectively, aims to protect young patients from undergoing unnecessary medical interventions.