c/california · by TRAHR@quokk.au · 5d

Parents of transgender kids say California is ‘unprepared’ as feds cut off their healthcare

https://calmatters.org/health/2026/08/transgender-youth-medicaid-california-funding/

IN SUMMARY

Lawmakers say the Medi-Cal program needs $10 million to pay for gender-affirming care for minors after the Trump administration cut funding.
Parents of transgender children say the state should have prepared sooner to prevent gaps in care.

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5 Comments

ProfThadBach@lemmy.world · 14 pts · 5d

Yeah well do you think Newsom is going to do anything but troll Trump and campaign for president?

MyOpinion@lemmy.today · 9 pts · 4d (1 reply)

As usual Newsom is no where to be found.

fluffykittycat@slrpnk.net · 1 pts · 4d

What a loser

Mulligrubs@lemmy.world · 3 pts · 5d (1 reply)

Roughly 1,500 transgender and gender-nonconforming children on Medi-Cal could lose access to puberty blockers, hormones and related care if the state doesn’t act.

Lawmakers want an emergency $10 million to replace the lost federal funds.

$10 million for the healthcare of 1,500 kids? And just one facet of healthcare (cancer, broken bones, etc. would all be "extra")? Per year?

There are nine million (approx) children in California.

RedSeries@lemmy.blahaj.zone · 16 pts · 5d

That's under ~$7k/yr per kid for their gender affirming care and related appointments. That sounds reasonable given the cost of healthcare I've encountered in the US. What point are you making?