Two hospital systems settle US probe over transgender care billing for $9.5 million | Reuters

Two major U.S. hospital systems, NYU Langone Health and University of Pittsburgh Medical Center (UPMC), agreed to pay nearly $9.5 million total to settle a Justice Department probe into alleged improper billing for transgender-related care of minors, while ceasing puberty blockers, hormone treatments, and surgeries for patients under 18. Both institutions deny wrongdoing, stress ongoing care for patients 18 and older and pediatric mental health services, and note that patient and guardian privacy was protected; the settlements follow similar agreements with other hospitals as part of a broader federal crackdown on gender-affirming care billing.

Two hospital systems settle US probe over transgender care billing for $9.5 million | Reuters ... Subscribe # Two hospital systems settle US probe over transgender care billing for $9.5 million By Steve Gorman September 18, 202611:55 PM UTCUpdated ago ... Sept 18 (Reuters) - Two major US hospital systems have agreed to pay nearly $9.5 million combined to ​settle a US Department of Justice probe into claims that the medical centers were improperly billing for ‌gender-affirming care provided to minors, the department said on Friday. ... Under the agreements, the New York University Langone Health system and University of Pittsburgh Medical Center will cease providing such transgender-related care as puberty blockers, hormone treatments and surgical procedures to patients under age 18, the department said. ... Moreover, the two healthcare systems said their agreements include express denials of any wrongdoing or liability. Pediatric mental health ​programs and gender-affirming care for pa

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