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Represented by GLAD Law, the National Center for LGBTQ Rights and the ACLU of New Hampshire, the families argue the rule violates existing Medicaid statute and exceeds the administration’s authority. Without being paused, the rule will take effect on Oct. 13.
In August, the administration finalized a rule barring Medicaid from paying for what it refers to as “sex-rejecting procedures for children under 18” as well as blocking the Children’s Health Insurance Plan from paying for the same procedures for people under the age of 19.
“These families made medical decisions with their doctors, based on careful assessment of their children’s individual medical needs. On October 13, the Trump administration wants to pull the funding for their care mid-treatment, with no plan for what happens to them. We’re asking the court to act quickly so these families don’t lose the medical care that has enabled their kids to thrive,” Chris Erchull, senior staff attorney for GLAD, said in a statement.
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