The proposed rules would prohibit all Medicaid and Medicare funding — as well as funding through the federal Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP) — for any services at hospitals that provide GAC for trans youth. As the vast majority of health care facilities in the U.S. are dependent upon Medicare/Medicaid reimbursement to keep their doors open, the result will be a de facto ban on gender affirming care nationwide. Trump pushes an end to medical care for transgender youth nationally
This is all part of Trump's plan to "eradicate" transgender people. He can't stop people from being transgender - that is basic human biology - but his restrictions on health care will drive more trans people, especially kids, to commit suicide. He considers that a win.