Blue-state hospitals fold on trans youth care
The gist
At least six major U.S. hospitals agreed to stop gender-transition treatment for adolescents to end a DOJ investigation.
The deals reach supportive blue states, leaving families who moved for care questioning that choice.
How it unfolded
- Dec 8, 2025Members of Rainbow Families Action marched from Bay Street to Sutter corporate offices on Powell Street in Emeryville, Calif., protesting the end of gender-affirming care to patients under age 19.
- Sep 22, 2026At least six major hospitals across the country were reported to have recently agreed to stop providing gender-transition treatment to adolescents to end a wide-ranging Justice Department investigation into potential billing and consumer-fraud violations.
- Sep 22, 2026The settlements included hospitals in New York, Pennsylvania and Connecticut; the hospitals agreed to pay fines, and several will provide free medical care to former patients who wish to treat side effects or to detransition.