Overview
- Texas Children’s Hospital, which reached a settlement Friday, will create the first U.S. clinic focused on detransition care, fire five doctors, and pay $10 million.
- The clinic will offer no-cost services for five years to patients seeking to manage or reverse prior transition treatments.
- Paxton tied the $10 million to alleged improper Medicaid billing for transition care, a claim the hospital rejects while denying any wrongdoing.
- The hospital agreed to stop gender-affirming care for minors and to change bylaws so doctors lose privileges for future violations of Texas law.
- Officials have not detailed the clinic’s staffing, services, or start date, as the DOJ continues a wider investigation into providers treating trans youth.