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NYU Langone Closes Trans Youth Program as Parents Report Mount Sinai Cutbacks

Hospitals cite legal risk from federal funding threats in reassessing youth gender care.

Overview

  • NYU Langone confirmed it ended its Transgender Youth Health Program, attributing the move to the medical director’s departure and the current regulatory environment.
  • Parents in New York City say Mount Sinai stopped accepting or treating some transgender minors and referred families to private clinics, while the health system declined to comment.
  • New York state and city officials reminded hospitals that denying gender-affirming care could violate anti-discrimination laws, with the NYC Commission on Human Rights pledging to investigate complaints.
  • The Trump administration’s proposed rules to cut Medicare and Medicaid funds for hospitals treating minors remain under review at CMS, yet subpoenas and enforcement signals have already chilled providers.
  • Coverage highlights a broader national retrenchment in pediatric gender-affirming services, even as some institutions such as Boston Children’s maintain programs and advocacy groups plan public protests in New York this week.