Trump administration ends Medicaid, CHIP funding for gender-affirming care for children
- Posted on August 11, 2026
- By CNBC
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In brief
The Trump administration has implemented a policy restricting federal Medicaid and CHIP funding from supporting gender-affirming medical treatments for minors. This directive affects how federal dollars are allocated within these two major healthcare programs. However, the policy maintains state autonomy, allowing individual states to continue financing such treatments through alternative funding mechanisms or state-specific budgets if they choose to do so.
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Trump administration ends Medicaid, CHIP funding for gender-affirming care for children
Federal dollars in the two health insurance programs would not go toward gender-affirming care, but states could still cover the treatments.
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