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Witness urges H.R. 498 to bar federal Medicaid funding for certain gender-transition procedures for minors
Summary
An unidentified witness testifying before the Energy and Commerce Committee urged support for H.R. 498, the Do No Harm in Medicaid Act, saying it would bar federal Medicaid dollars from specified gender-transition procedures for people under 18 while preserving other medical care and citing a CBO estimate of $445 million in savings over 10 years.
An unnamed witness testifying before the Energy and Commerce Committee urged passage of H.R. 498, the Do No Harm in Medicaid Act, saying the bill would prohibit the use of federal Medicaid dollars for specified gender-transition procedures for people under the age of 18 while preserving access to other necessary medical care.
The witness said House Republicans, “especially my colleagues on the Energy and Commerce Committee,” have focused this year on “rooting out waste, fraud, and abuse in the…
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