US health secretary Kennedy proposes rules to cut access to gender-affirming care
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ReutersDecember 19, 2025 at 12:34 AM
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FILE PHOTO: U.S. Secretary of Health and Human Services Robert F. Kennedy Jr. speaks with U.S. Vice President JD Vance (not pictured) during the inaugural Make America Healthy Again (MAHA) summit in Washington, D.C., U.S., November 12, 2025. REUTERS/Nathan Howard/File Photo
WASHINGTON, Dec 18 (Reuters) - U.S. Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. moved on Thursday to cut access to gender-affirming care for children proposing rules that would bar hospitals that deliver such care from its Medicare and Medicaid programs and also bar Medicaid and children's health programs from paying for it.
(Reporting by Ahmed Aboulenein and Bhargav Acharya; Editing by Chizu Nomiyama )
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