Trump crackdown on gender‑affirming care fuels alarm across U.S.https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/trump-crackdown-on-gender-affirming-care-fuels-alarm-across-u-s/ar-AA1L9Ops?ocid=hpmsn&cvid=5f5d9fc4ca5a40aa8b5b241dc8cc59e2&ei=79Maya Goldman (25 Aug 2025)
The Trump administration's crackdown on gender-affirming care is expanding rapidly as officials investigate hospitals, cut off benefits for federal workers and their dependents, and pick new fights with blue states.
Why it matters: The latest moves could put hospitals and other providers in the middle of a showdown between federal power and patient privacy protections — or even force health providers to break their own state laws.
The actions have also created an atmosphere of fear for transgender individuals, their families, and health providers who say they're providing medically necessary care and haven't violated any laws.
"As of this month, we have really seen escalation," said Kellan Baker, senior adviser for health policy at the Movement Advancement Project, a policy think tank.
"I think there's this gallop to cause as much damage as possible in as short a time as possible, before the political repercussions ... manifest."
Federal court filings made public last week revealed the Justice Department has subpoenaed hospitals for extensive data surrounding transition-related care for individuals under 19 provided since the beginning of 2020.
...the Office of Personnel Management stripped coverage of gender-affirming care for minors and adults for federal workers beginning next year, other than mental health treatment and certain ongoing hormonal treatment.
