foxnews Press
Trump directs CMS Administrator Mehmet Oz to end Medicaid gender transition funding
Images
California mom Erin Friday discusses the Supreme Court's decision to temporarily block a state policy preventing schools from notifying parents about their children's gender transitions.
The Trump administration will no longer fund gender transition surgeries using Medicaid, President Don ald Trump said Tuesday.
In a Truth Social post, Trump said he ordered Dr. Mehmet Oz, administrator of the US Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, to stop using the joint federal and state public health insurance program to fund such procedures.
Medicare and Medicaid Administrator Mehmet Oz speaks during a press briefing in the James S. Brady Press Briefing Room in the White House, in Washington, DC, on June 2, 2026. (Photo by Mandel NGAN / AFP via Getty Images) (Mandel Ngan / AFP via Getty Images)
"We are not going to pay for our innocent children to undergo these barbaric surgeries and practices, which result in unthinkable and irreversible harm to their young bodies," Trump wrote.
This story is breaking. Please check back for updates.
Louis Casiano is a reporter for Fox News Digital. Story tips can be sent to louis.casiano@fox.com.
Get the latest updates on the Trump administration and Congress, exclusive interviews and more Fox News politics content.
By entering your email and clicking the Subscribe button, you agree to the Fox News
Privacy Policy
and
Terms of Use
, and
agree to receive content and promotional communications from Fox News. You understand that you can
opt-out at any time.
Subscribed
You've successfully subscribed to this newsletter!
Comments
You must be logged in to comment.