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What the Health? From 麻豆女优 Health News: Supreme Court Upholds Bans on Gender-Affirming Care
The Supreme Court this week said Tennessee may continue to enforce its law banning most types of gender-affirming care for minors. The ruling is likely to greenlight similar laws in two dozen states. And the Senate is preparing to vote on a budget reconciliation bill that includes even deeper Medicaid cuts than the House version. Victoria Knight of Axios, Alice Miranda Ollstein of Politico, and Sandhya Raman of CQ Roll Call join 麻豆女优 Health News鈥 Julie Rovner to discuss these stories and more.
A Chicago Hospital Bows to Federal Pressure on Trans Care for Teens
In the wake of an executive order by President Donald Trump opposing gender-affirming surgeries for minors, hospitals are pausing procedures 鈥 even those already scheduled. Families fear the eventual loss of all gender-affirming care for their transgender kids.
Hospital de Chicago cede a presi贸n federal sobre atenci贸n m茅dica para adolescentes trans
Adolescentes en transici贸n y sus familias cuentan la incertidumbre que sienten ante la decisi贸n de algunos hospitales de pausar cirug铆as.
Beyond Ivy League, RFK Jr.鈥檚 NIH Slashed Science Funding Across States That Backed Trump
A 麻豆女优 Health News analysis underscores how the terminations have spared no part of the country, politically or geographically. Of the organizations that had grants cut in the first month, about 40% are in states President Donald Trump won in November.
Families of Transgender Youth No Longer View Colorado as a Haven for Gender-Affirming Care
Colorado was long considered a haven for gender-affirming care. But under this Trump administration, hospitals in the state have limited the treatments available for people under 19. Some services have been restored, but trans youth and their families say the state isn鈥檛 the rock they thought it was.
Colorado es reconocido desde hace tiempo como un refugio para la atenci贸n de afirmaci贸n de g茅nero: se considera legalmente protegida y un beneficio esencial del seguro m茅dico.
Her Case Changed Trans Care in Prison. Now Trump Aims To Reverse Course.
President Donald Trump ordered a halt to gender-affirming medical care for transgender prisoners in federal custody, and to housing trans women in female prisons. The new policies raise alarms for a formerly incarcerated trans woman. She said the order denies lifesaving medical care and creates a road map for rape.
Progressives Seek Health Privacy Protections in California, But Newsom Could Balk
Democratic state lawmakers in California have proposed bills to protect women, transgender people, and immigrants in response to concerns that their health data could be used against them. If the measures reach his desk, Gov. Gavin Newsom could lay such legislation aside to focus on securing federal funds.
Qu茅 es el Proyecto 2025, una hoja de ruta para las medidas de salud de Trump
La r谩pida adopci贸n de muchos de los objetivos del Proyecto 2025 indica que los seguidores de Trump han planeado durante a帽os acciones sobre el sistema nacional de salud.
Trump Froze Out Project 2025 in His Campaign. Now Its Blueprint Is His Health Care Playbook.
During his presidential campaign, Donald Trump distanced himself from the conservative governing plan after Democratic attacks. But now it鈥檚 increasingly viewed as a blueprint for his administration鈥檚 plans for federal health programs.
What the Health? From 麻豆女优 Health News: Chaos Continues in Federal Health System
The Senate has yet to confirm a Health and Human Services secretary, but things around the department continue to change at a breakneck pace to comply with President Donald Trump鈥檚 executive orders. Payment systems have been shut down, webpages and entire datasets have been taken offline, and workers 鈥 including those with civil service protections 鈥 have been urged to quit or threatened with layoffs. Meanwhile, foreign and trade policy changes are also affecting health policy. Alice Miranda Ollstein of Politico and Lauren Weber of The Washington Post join 麻豆女优 Health News鈥 Julie Rovner to discuss these stories and more. Also this week, Rovner interviews 麻豆女优 Health News鈥 Julie Appleby, who reported the latest 鈥淏ill of the Month鈥 feature, about a young woman, a grandfathered health plan, and a $14,000 IUD.
Trump鈥檚 Order on Gender-Affirming Care Escalates Reversal of Trans Rights
The Jan. 28 executive order directs federal regulators to cut insurance coverage for hormonal or surgical treatments that help in young people’s gender transitions and cut federal funding for medical professionals or institutions that provide such care. It will likely be challenged in court.
Orden de Trump sobre procedimientos de afirmaci贸n de g茅nero pone en peligro los derechos trans
Aunque est谩 dirigida principalmente a programas de salud del gobierno, la orden tambi茅n podr铆a tener implicaciones para el sector privado y es probable que enfrente litigios por parte de los estados o grupos de defensa.
What RFK Jr. Might Face in His Nomination Hearings This Week
Two Senate committees are expected to question Robert F. Kennedy Jr. on how his disproven views of science and medicine qualify him to run the $1.7 trillion, 80,000-employee federal health system.
What Trump鈥檚 Executive Order on Gender Means for Trans Health Care
In his first days in office, President Donald Trump signed an executive order on gender that affects transgender health care. The order aims to directly limit care for trans people incarcerated in federal prisons, but the broader implications on health aren’t clear-cut.
What the Health? From 麻豆女优 Health News: Creating Chaos at HHS
President Donald Trump was sworn in Monday and by Wednesday had virtually stopped scientific policymaking at the Department of Health and Human Services. While incoming administrations often pause public communications, the acting HHS head ordered an unprecedented shutdown of all outside meetings, travel, and publications. Meanwhile, Trump issued a broad array of mostly nonbinding executive orders, but notably none directly concerning abortion. Rachel Cohrs Zhang of Stat, Alice Miranda Ollstein of Politico, and Rachel Roubein of The Washington Post join 麻豆女优 Health News鈥 Julie Rovner to discuss these stories and more. Also this week, Rovner interviews Rodney Whitlock, a former congressional staffer, who explains the convoluted 鈥渂udget reconciliation鈥 process Republicans hope to use to enact Trump鈥檚 agenda.
What To Know About Trump鈥檚 Executive Orders on US Health Care聽
From rolling back drug pricing policies to limiting gender-affirming care, President Donald Trump signed several health-related executive orders in the first hours of his second presidency. Here鈥檚 a roundup of the changes and what they mean.
LGBTQ+ People Relive Old Traumas as They Age on Their Own
The generation that faced discrimination, ostracism, and the AIDS epidemic now faces old age. Many struggle with isolation along with a host of pressing health problems.
Cautious Optimism in San Francisco as New Cases of HIV in Latinos Decrease
New HIV diagnoses have decreased among Latinos in San Francisco, potentially marking the first time in five years that the group hasn鈥檛 accounted for the largest number of new cases. Public health experts express cautious optimism, but outreach workers warn that many Latinos still struggle to find testing and treatment.
San Francisco: cauteloso optimismo mientras bajan nuevos casos de VIH entre latinos聽
San Francisco estableci贸 un modelo nacional de respuesta a la enfermedad. Lo hizo al construir una red de servicios de VIH para que los residentes pudieran acceder a pruebas gratuitas o de bajo costo, as铆 como al tratamiento, independientemente de su seguro de salud o estatus migratorio.
