LAS VEGAS, NEV (Oct. 31, 2025) — Silver State Equality State Director André C. Wade released the following statement in response to reports that the Department of Health and Human Services and the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services are proposing two rules to cut off critical federal funding to hospitals and clinics that provide medically necessary healthcare for transgender patients under 19 and their families:
“Families, with their doctors, should have the freedom to decide what healthcare is right for their child. And families should have access to affordable health insurance options that cover the care they seek.This ban takes that choice away and puts politicians in the middle of private family decisions. Donald Trump is once again forcing the government into private healthcare decisions that should be between doctors, parents and children. Health care for people who are transgender is essential, evidence-based medical care. But Donald Trump and his Cabinet are bullying hospitals, threatening doctors, and trying to strip funding from healthcare providers simply for caring for their patients. Healthcare providers rely on federal funding to provide care to many patients — not just transgender young people. What is being proposed by the Trump administration is unprecedented government overreach — using funding power to control what kind of care doctors provide to patients. In Nevada, gender affirming healthcare is not only legal — it’s recognized as medically necessary and a fundamental right. Healthcare providers in Nevada must continue to stand strong and focus on delivering high-quality care to their patients – not give in to intimidation or political threats from Donald Trump.”
“Families, with their doctors, should have the freedom to decide what healthcare is right for their child. And families should have access to affordable health insurance options that cover the care they seek.This ban takes that choice away and puts politicians in the middle of private family decisions. Donald Trump is once again forcing the government into private healthcare decisions that should be between doctors, parents and children.
Health care for people who are transgender is essential, evidence-based medical care. But Donald Trump and his Cabinet are bullying hospitals, threatening doctors, and trying to strip funding from healthcare providers simply for caring for their patients. Healthcare providers rely on federal funding to provide care to many patients — not just transgender young people. What is being proposed by the Trump administration is unprecedented government overreach — using funding power to control what kind of care doctors provide to patients.
In Nevada, gender affirming healthcare is not only legal — it’s recognized as medically necessary and a fundamental right. Healthcare providers in Nevada must continue to stand strong and focus on delivering high-quality care to their patients – not give in to intimidation or political threats from Donald Trump.”
Earlier this year, Silver State Equality stood behind Nevada Attorney General Arron Ford as he and fellow attorneys general and the governor of Pennsylvania sued to block the Trump Administration’s attacks on families and medical providers and hold them accountable for their violations of constitutional rights and state sovereignty. This lawsuit is just one piece of the ongoing fight back against a coordinated political assault on our community.
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As Nevada’s statewide LGBTQ civil rights organization, Silver State Equality brings the voices of LGBTQ people and allies to institutions of power in Nevada and throughout the U.S. Silver State Equality strives to create a world that is healthy, just and fully equal for all LGBTQ people. Silver State Equality is a Nevada-based program affiliated with and supported by Equality California and Equality California Institute, the nation’s largest statewide LGBTQ civil rights organization. More information at SilverStateEquality.org.
