The Biden-Harris administration opens the door to a significant increase in taxpayer-funded transgender interventions, including gender reassignment surgeries for children, and the Daily Caller News Foundation has not yet released enough data to provide a partial estimate of the cost. I got the data.
According to the data, from January 2018 to September 2023, 16 states spent more than $165 million on “sex reassignment services,” including puberty blockers, hormones, and sex reassignment surgeries. , of which more than $45 million was spent on interventions for children 17 and under. Obtained by DCNF through a series of public records requests.
DCNF asked states to provide reimbursement data for gender reassignment services covered by state insurance and Medicaid programs. Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP); Funded through Medicaid. States were able to identify gender transition services through medical billing codes such as: international classification of diseases (ICD) code. Publisher world health organizationICD codes provide comprehensive diagnostic information about diseases and injuries and create valuable datasets used in medical research. (Related: How the healthcare industry prevents people transitioning from receiving critical treatment)
DCNF requested the total amount of reimbursement paid for all gender transition services covered by state insurance and Medicaid programs, which could include speech therapy, mental health services, life-changing surgeries, etc. .
States that provided data to DCNF include Michigan, Idaho, Illinois, Virginia, Nevada, Wisconsin, Massachusetts, Louisiana, Maryland, New Hampshire, Wyoming, Kentucky, North Dakota, Oregon, Utah, and Washington.
The three states with the highest reimbursement for gender reassignment services for adults and children were Illinois, Oregon, and Washington. Illinois spent $40,843,721, including $14,296,558 for services for children 17 and under. Oregon spent $30,045,262 and Washington $27,145,383. Other state totals spent on gender transition services include Maryland at $11,849,062, Nevada at $10,096,655, Michigan at $6,821,169 and New Hampshire, according to data sent to DCNF. The state is spending $2,360,534.
Virginia provided data from 2020 to 2022 to DCNF, showing that over three years it spent a total of $13,933,635 on gender reassignment services, including $3,480,492 on gender reassignment interventions for children 17 and under. Ta.
Oregon specified that its data includes reimbursement costs for a variety of gender reassignment procedures, including surgery, anesthesia, hair removal, speech therapy, hormone therapy, and puberty suppression.
Gender reassignment interventions for adults and children increased by 60% under the Biden-Harris administration in 15 states that provided annual data totals from 2020 to 2022, with $27.75 million spent on gender reassignment services in 2020. It was shown that the price jumped from $3,478 to $44,553,052 in 2022. Utah was excluded from this calculation because it does not break down its data into annual totals. Data for 2023 is incomplete, but 12 states provided some totals showing that $22,017,362 was spent on gender reassignment interventions during the first nine months of last year.
DCNF attempted to obtain similar data from 48 states. However, many states either denied the request outright or charged exorbitant fees to obtain public data.. Rhode Island, for example, wanted an upfront payment of more than $3,000 to satisfy a request that other states are considering waiving public information processing fees.
The number of minors changing their gender is rapidly increasing.
A Democratic-led policy requiring insurance companies to pay for minors' gender transition costs has led to an increase in procedures nationwide, according to a leading transgender activist and doctor.
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A June 2022 email obtained exclusively by DCNF reads: Jason Raffertylead author of the American Academy of Pediatrics gender change policyattributes the growth in pediatric gender reassignment surgery to increased Medicaid funding, which has made the service more “accessible.”
“I think it's likely that we're seeing an increase in 'top surgery' among 16- and 17-year-olds simply due to the fact that this surgery has become more accessible.” Ten years ago, if a patient wanted surgery, there was only one surgeon in the area who would actually operate on patients under 18, and anyone else would have to travel across the country and pay out of pocket. There was,” he wrote. Rafferty.
“If you're on Medicaid or you don't have the means, obviously that's not what you expected. We currently have three surgeons in our hospital. [Rhode Island] I've had these surgeries, probably six surgeries. [Massachusetts] In addition, pediatric plastic surgeons at Boston Children's also specialize in gender surgery. Most, if not all, patients are currently on Medicaid, and few pay the full cost of their surgery out-of-pocket. So, the point is, in my experience, it's not that the surgery is 'more popular', it's just that it's more (or even just) more accessible,” he wrote. (Related: Exclusive: How a small group of pediatricians forced medical institutions to impose age limits on gender reassignment)
Rafferty did not respond to multiple requests for comment from DCNF.
The rapid increase in taxes that fund the sex change industry can be attributed to the policies of Democratic presidential administrations.
In 2014, the Obama-Biden administration overturned the rules Prevents Medicare from funding sex reassignment surgery, paving the way for taxpayers to pay for sex reassignment surgery. In 2016, they further expanded the scope of gender reassignment interventions through the following interpretations: section 1557, non-discrimination clause Provisions of the Affordable Care Act.
In May 2016, the Obama-Biden administration announced: rule that quietly redefined Discriminatory policies that included sexual orientation and “gender identity'' served as a powerful push throughout the medical community to embrace gender ideology and gender reassignment interventions, particularly for children. “Gender identity” is a term used by transgender activists to describe how a person feels and perceives their gender. Activists believe these emotions override human biology and should have equal weight in law and society. (Related: America's ongoing avalanche of gender transitions may be traced back to Barack Obama)
Obama-Biden administration regulatory changes Insurers consider such prohibitions to be a form of discrimination, preventing them from categorically denying coverage for gender reassignment interventions, thereby forcing insurance plans to provide coverage for gender reassignment services. It was done.
“The rules under the Obama administration and now under the Biden-Harris administration were that health care workers were forced to perform surgeries even against medical judgment, and insurance companies paid for them. That means everyone will have to pay for it.” Roger SeverinoThe Heritage Foundation's vice president for domestic policy and former director of the Department of Health and Human Services' Office of Civil Rights told DCNF.
“This includes everything from hysterectomies to breast implants to tracheal shaping to voice training. There are just so many expensive procedures being done, and there are no real religious exemptions,” Severino said.
a 2023 survey A paper published in the Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA) shows the impact of President Obama's 2016 rule, with the number of sex reassignment surgeries performed in the United States nearly tripling between 2016 and 2019. revealed that he had done so. Approximately 8% of patients were between 12 years of age. Research shows that up to the age of 18, Rapid rise Performance in the field of breast and thoracic surgery in the pediatric population from 2016 to 2019. (Related: Gender doctor describes gruesome complications, calls genital surgery an 'adventure' for young people)
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In June 2020, the Trump administration overturned the Obama administration's rules on Section 1557, restoring the administration's previous interpretation that discrimination must be based on biological sex rather than “gender identity.” At the time, Severino was director of the Office of Civil Rights at the Department of Health and Human Services.
However, on May 10, 2021, Biden-Harris administration Reversing President Trump's rule and redefining discrimination under Section 1557 to include “gender identity,” the medical community, including insurance companies, once again faces charges of discrimination if they do not provide gender reassignment services to children was forced to.
“I will issue the Trump Regulation, add gender identity as a protected class, and Obama 1557 to mandate heterosexuality, surgery, hormones, and puberty-blocking drugs for children eligible for federally funded programs and insurance. We have rescinded the article changes,” Severino said.
“They were as comprehensive as possible.” They have tried to force unscientific gender ideology into the health care system and, over the past three years, have succeeded in forcing hospitals, doctors, and insurance companies to provide experimental treatments and surgeries, especially on children.” added Severino. .
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The medical watchdog group “Do No Harm” recently The database has been published It was found that from 2019 to 2023, 13,994 children underwent gender reassignment-related treatment in the United States, and 5,747 gender reassignment surgeries were performed on children. (Related article: U.S. hospital made $120 million performing sex reassignment surgeries on thousands of children, new data shows)
“Medical professionals must provide evidence-based care rather than pursuing political objectives.”Dr. Stanley Goldfarb,chairman do no harmhe told DCNF. “We are committed to ending this predatory practice that is harmful to thousands of minors whose lives and bodies will never be the same.”
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