The order directs that federally-run insurance programs, including TRICARE and Medicaid, exclude coverage for gender-affirming care for those under 19.
"It is the policy of the United States that it will not fund, sponsor, promote, assist, or support the so-called 'transition' of a child," he said.
The order directs that federally run insurance programs, including TRICARE for military families ... by the Biden administration to protect transgender people and their care.
Trump's executive order bans federal programs like Medicaid and TRICARE from covering gender-affirming care for minors and urges legal action ... to protect transgender people and their care.
It’s the latest push by Trump to reverse policies set by the Biden administration to protect transgender people and their ... including TRICARE for military families and Medicaid, exclude ...
Trump also recently signed executive orders restricting transgender participation in the military, ending federal legal recognition of transgender people ... of Defense's TRICARE benefits ...
The Jan. 28 executive order directs federal regulators to cut insurance coverage for hormonal or surgical treatments that help in young peoples’ gender transitions and cut federal funding for medical professionals or institutions that provide such care.
A military law attorney expects challenges to President Trump's executive order will go all the way to the Supreme Court.
The order, which follows actions Trump took last week to lay the groundwork for it, gives the Pentagon 30 days to report back on its plans to implement the directive and 60 days to actually update its policy on transgender troops.
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The president also ordered the Pentagon to end diversity programs, reinstate many service members dismissed for refusing the coronavirus vaccine and create a new missile defense system.