Cleveland Clinic settles with DOJ in gender-affirming care investigation
The clinic will pay $308,000 and devote $2 million to detransition care as part of a DOJ settlement over alleged false billing.
- On Tuesday, the Cleveland Clinic Foundation agreed to stop providing gender-affirming care for minors for two decades, settling Department of Justice allegations with a $2.3 million payment.
- This resolution follows an ongoing Department of Justice investigation into transgender healthcare for youth, mirroring a $10 million settlement reached last month with Texas Children's Hospital in Houston.
- The settlement allocates $2 million for restorative care for "detransitioners" and $308,000 to resolve false billing allegations, while ending puberty blockers and hormone treatments for minors.
- Assistant Attorney General Brett Shumate praised the clinic's decision to "be part of the solution," while TransOhio executive director Dara Adkisson criticized it as prioritizing compliance over medical integrity.
- While Ohio law currently prohibits gender-affirming care, the American Medical Association opposes such bans citing patient health benefits, as the Ohio Supreme Court considers the law's constitutionality.
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DOJ Secures ‘Historic Commitments’ Ending ‘Sex-Rejecting Procedures’ on Minors at Cleveland Clinic
The U.S. Justice Department (DOJ) reports that it has secured “historic commitments” in its efforts to protect minors from being subjected to “sex-rejecting procedures” and their harmful, and often irreversible, effects.
Major Hospital Makes A Dramatic U-Turn On Youth Transitions
The Justice Department announced that another major hospital will provide “detransition” services to those who regret undergoing transgender procedures as children. The Cleveland Clinic will allocate $2 million towards services aimed at reversing transgender procedures done on patients before they turned 19, according to a new settlement between the healthcare giant, the Justice Department, and the state of Ohio. The settlement, announced last…
Cleveland Clinic Ends Trans Procedures For Minors In Settlement
The Cleveland Clinic has entered into a settlement with the Department of Justice (DOJ), pledging not to perform transgender procedures on minors. The agreements, made in coordination between the DOJ and Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost, also include a landmark commitment of $2 million to provide care for detransitioners. This settlement is part of the […]
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