Florida saw the number of transgender Medicaid recipients seeking gender-affirming treatment almost double in recent years — yet the state still banned its program from covering such medical care.
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — Florida saw the number of transgender Medicaid recipients seeking gender-affirming treatment
Michael Haller, chief of pediatric endocrinology at the University of Florida, said the data only bolsters claims that the state’s ban on Medicaid payments for gender affirming treatment is nothing but political theater that blocks people from accessing critical care. The American Academy of Pediatrics and the American Medical Association support gender-affirming care for adults and adolescents. But medical experts said gender-affirming care for children rarely, if ever, includes surgery. Instead, doctors areGov.
In a statement, AHCA spokesperson Brock Juarez pointed to an increase in children receiving gender-affirming care, particularly in hormone therapy treatments. For instance, the number of children who received puberty blockers went up from 15 children in 2018 to 55 in 2021.
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