# Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services

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## Timeline

- **2026-10-13**: Federal funding restrictions take effect — Medicaid and CHIP stop covering puberty blockers, cross-sex hormones, and surgical procedures for minors, with a six-month taper for current hormone therapy patients.
- **2026-08-11**: Trump announces funding cutoff on Truth Social — President Trump called the treatments 'barbaric surgeries' and said the government would not pay for harms to minors.

## Recent coverage (1 stories)

### Trump Ends Federal Funds for Youth Gender Care: 6-Month Taper, 3 Bans
2026-08-13 03:07:18 · Sentiment: Negative · Impact: 7/10 · Sources: 3

Pediatricians, endocrinologists, and health systems must prepare for an October 13 loss of Medicaid and CHIP reimbursement for puberty blockers, cross-sex hormones, and surgeries for minors. Current hormone therapy patients get a six-month taper, while mental health coverage remains intact.
Full story: https://gethealthbrief.com/story/trump-youth-gender-care-cuts-6-month-taper-3-bans

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