Texas Children's opens detransition clinic

Texas Children's Hospital opens nation's first detransition clinic to comply with $10m settlement.

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Texas Children's opens detransition clinic

Texas Children's Hospital opens nation's first detransition clinic to comply with $10m settlement.

In brief

Texas Children's Hospital opens nation's first detransition clinic to comply with $10m settlement. Texas Children's Hospital opened the nation's first detransition clinic to satisfy a $10 million settlement with federal and state authorities after being accused of misbilling gender-affirming care for minors…

Texas Children's opens detransition clinic

Texas Children's Hospital in Houston

Texas Children's Hospital in Houston has opened the nation's first detransition clinic, satisfying part of a $10 million settlement with federal and state authorities.

Clinic provides free care for five years

The clinic offers services including primary care, endocrinology, surgery, and mental health care at no cost for five years.

Hospital pays $10m to resolve claims

Texas Children's agreed to pay $10 million to resolve government claims of misbilling gender-affirming care for minors and misleading drug labels.

Five physicians revoked privileges

The hospital revoked privileges of five physicians, terminating three staff appointments and barring two others from working at its facilities.

Attorney General calls it a defeat for gender ideology

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton called the settlement a 'resounding defeat for the radical gender ideology.'

“resounding defeat for the radical gender ideology”

The bottom line

Texas Children's Hospital opened the nation's first detransition clinic to satisfy a $10 million settlement with federal and state authorities after being accused of misbilling gender-affirming care for minors.

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