Move blocking funds through Medicaid and Chip to make it harder for vulnerable children to get healthcare, experts say

Move blocking funds through Medicaid and Chip to make it harder for vulnerable children to get healthcare, experts say The Trump administration finalized a rule on Tuesday to end gender-affirming care through Medicaid and the Children’s Health Insurance Program (Chip), a move that will make it harder for vulnerable children to access healthcare and that eschews evidence to advance an anti-transgender ideology, opponents say. The rule is set to take effect on 13 October – but legal challenges could delay or …

      • Edwardthefma99✡@lemmy.worldEnglish
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        8 hours ago

        Just for your information Jesus was against the homosexual lifestyle I’m not against it you can be whatever you want to be but nobody has the right to try to change your mind for you to support somebody’s agenda let’s let kids be kids and if they want to make that change when they are adults let them

    • BiCow@lemmy.world
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      24 days ago

      Edward could you back this false information with peer reviewed facts? I know I’m engaging with someone who has blindly drank the Kool aid but this is a cruel policy. In my eyes gender affirming care is vital and I don’t understand the mental gymnastics occurring where picking and choosing what gender affirming care is allowed. Testing and giving military who are assigned male at birth who identify as male testosterone is gender affirming. Is it okay in your eyes for AFAB woman to get breast implants or is this type of gender affirming surgery also an affront to your existence?

          • Edwardthefma99✡@lemmy.worldEnglish
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            8 hours ago

            I don’t see how I’m a bigot when I don’t want children to be the brainwashed into getting a life altering surgery and be tricked into taking drugs that are known to cause cancer and other major medical complications I believe that you can be whatever you want to be but nobody has the right to trick you into doing things to support somebody’s agenda and the real bigots are those who won’t see the other side of the story