Overview
- San Diego Superior Court Judge Matthew Braner left in place a temporary restraining order restoring hormone treatments for patients under 19, with surgeries still paused.
- The order covers Rady Children’s Hospital San Diego and Children’s Hospital of Orange County and remains effective at least until a March 10 hearing on a preliminary injunction.
- Braner said he would hold a hearing within 24 hours if HHS issues a 15-day notice to terminate Medicare or Medicaid participation for the hospitals.
- California sued on Jan. 30 alleging Rady violated merger conditions requiring the service, while Rady warns the Dec. 18 HHS declaration creates existential funding risk.
- Rady reported issuing 676 prescription renewals in January for 539 youth in San Diego and Orange counties and said no desired prescriptions expire before March 31, as broader federal challenges head to a March 19 hearing in Oregon.