UPMC agrees to pay $950K, end gender-affirming care for minors
The hospitals will pay $9.45 million combined and end puberty blockers and surgeries for minors as the DOJ pursues other providers.
- On Friday, September 18, 2026, the U.S. Department of Justice announced settlements with the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center and NYU Langone Health to end gender-affirming care for minors, resolving investigations into potential federal law violations.
- These agreements stem from a Trump administration directive to prioritize investigations into gender-affirming care; the DOJ has investigated over 20 hospitals for potential billing violations and federal funding misuse.
- NYU Langone agreed to pay $8.5 million, while UPMC will pay $950,000. UPMC previously challenged DOJ subpoenas for patient records, citing privacy concerns, before reaching this resolution to avoid prolonged litigation.
- New Pride Agenda Executive Director Kei Williams described the settlements as an "encroaching shadow ban for transgender youth," criticizing the hospitals for caving to political pressure and making essential care inaccessible.
- Assistant Attorney General Brett Shumate stated DOJ investigations into other providers remain ongoing, warning that entities failing to resolve potential liability will be prosecuted "to the fullest extent possible" under federal law.
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Two hospital systems settle US probe over transgender care billing for $9.5 million - Regional Media News
By Steve Gorman Sept 18 (Reuters) - Two major US hospital systems have agreed to pay nearly $9.5 million combined to settle a US Department of Justice probe into claims that the medical centers were improperly billing for gender-affirming care provided to minors, the department [...]
Two hospital systems settle US probe over transgender care billing for $9.5 million
By Steve Gorman Sept 18 (Reuters) - Two major US hospital systems have agreed to pay nearly $9.5 million combined to settle a US Department of Justice probe into claims that the medical centers were improperly billing for gender-affirming care provided...
Under pressure from Trump administration, NYU Langone Health will end gender-affirming care for minors and pay an $8.5M fine
The head of Gender Equality New York assailed NYU Langone for its "surrender" to the Justice Department, and the Trump administration for "attacking our small, marginalized community."
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Attorney General Todd Blanche and Penny Nance, president and CEO of Concerned Women for America, speak during Concerned Women for America annual summit in Washington on Sept. 18, 2026. (Madalina Kilroy/The Epoch Times)
DOJ Announces Two More Hospitals Will Shut Down ‘Transgender’ Children’s Clinics
The U.S. Department of Justice announced that New York University Langone Hospitals (NYU) and University of Pittsburgh Medical Center (UPMC) will no longer provide harmful medical interventions to minors who reject their biological sex. “Transgender” activists and their allies are decrying these closures. The Human Rights Campaign, the largest LGBT activist group in the U.S., […]
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