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Cecilia Nowell

New Mexico to continue funding gender-affirming care for minors after federal cuts

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People hold signs in support of transgender Texans outside a federal courthouse in downtown Houston, Texas, on 24 June 2023. Photograph: Reginald Mathalone/NurPhoto/Shutterstock

New Mexico will continue funding gender-affirming care for minors after a federal rule ending Medicaid support for such care goes into effect.

On 13 August, the Trump administration finalized a rule – set to go into effect on 13 October – that will end funding for gender-affirming care through Medicaid and the Children’s Health Insurance Program (Chip).

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