GOP Bill Bans Medicaid Coverage of Transgender Care (Connecting the Dots: America's Health Insurance Plans, Center for American Progress, Hillary Clinton, Barack Obama Administration, The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services & Soros Funding, All Networking)

GOP Bill Bans Medicaid Coverage of Transgender Care (Connecting the Dots: America's Health Insurance Plans, Center for American Progress, Hillary Clinton, Barack Obama Administration, The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services & Soros Funding, All Networking)

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By James Morley III    |   Friday, 23 May 2025 04:36 PM EDT

https://www.newsmax.com/us/budget-transgender-medicaid/2025/05/23/id/1212176/

A last-minute addition to the Republican's "big, beautiful bill" that passed early Thursday morning would prohibit Medicaid from covering transgender medical care for children and adults.

The previous version of the recently passed House bill has specific language to ban Medicaid and the Children's Health Insurance Program from providing such treatments as puberty blockers, hormone treatments, and body-altering procedures to minors. Republicans then expanded the ban through a manager's amendment to include transgender patients of all ages.

The bill squeaked by early Thursday morning by a 215-214 vote with two Republicans and all Democrats voting against it. House Freedom Caucus Chair Andy Harris, R-Md., voted "present."

Caleb Smith, director of LGBTQI+ policy at the Center for American Progress said in a statement the Republican's actions show their previous language was never about protecting children. "The bans on coverage for trans medical care were made so much worse, really, in the eleventh hour of this bill," Smith said to The Hill adding, "And what a display of how it's really not just about youth. It's never just been about youth; It's always been about curtailing access to medical care and bodily autonomy. All they had to do was strike ‘under 18' from the bill, and now it's everybody." 

"There's a wildly strong case for this to be discrimination — it is discrimination," Smith continued. "It really clearly violates equal protection because what we're saying, essentially, is that if you are a cisgender man and you want access to testosterone, you can have it, but if you are a transgender man and you want access to testosterone, ‘Sorry, we're not going to cover that.'" 

According to a report by the Williams Institute at the UCLA School of Law, an LGBTQ+ research center, an estimated 12% of transgender adults, or 180,000, use Medicaid. While it is unclear how many transgender children use the social safety net, roughly 40% of minors are on Medicaid.

The expansion was pushed by Rep. Dan Crenshaw, R-Texas, who has long advocated for banning the surgery for minors. "The Crenshaw Amendment will become law — and it's long overdue," he said to The Daily Wire. "Gender transition procedures are the lobotomy of our generation. So-called ‘gender-affirming care' isn't healthcare — it's fringe science with no proven benefit and massive risks."

Children's Health Insurance Program

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Children%27s_Health_Insurance_Program

The Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP) – formerly known as the State Children's Health Insurance Program (SCHIP) – is a program administered by the United States Department of Health and Human Services that provides matching funds to states for health insurance to families with children.

The program was designed to cover uninsured children in families with incomes that are modest but too high to qualify for Medicaid. The program was passed into law as part of the Balanced Budget Act of 1997, and the statutory authority for CHIP is under title XXI of the Social Security Act.

CHIP was formulated in the aftermath of the failure of President Bill Clinton's comprehensive health care reform proposal. First Lady Hillary Clinton's brainchild in the aftermath of the failing of passage of her healthcare reform work, this Legislation to create CHIP was co-sponsored by Democratic Senator Ted Kennedy and Republican Senator Orrin Hatch. Despite opposition from some conservatives, SCHIP was included in the Balanced Budget Act of 1997, which President Clinton signed into law in August 1997. At the time of its creation, SCHIP represented the largest expansion of taxpayer-funded health insurance coverage for children in the U.S. since the establishment of Medicaid in 1965.^{[citation needed]} The Children's Health Insurance Reauthorization Act of 2009 extended CHIP and expanded the program to cover an additional 4 million children and pregnant women, and the Bipartisan Budget Act of 2018 extended CHIP's authorization through 2027.

CHIP was designed as a federal-state partnership similar to Medicaid; programs are run by the individual states according to requirements set by the federal Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services. States are given flexibility in designing their CHIP policies within broad federal guidelines, resulting in variations regarding eligibility, benefits, and administration across different states. Many states contract with private companies to administer some portions of their CHIP benefits. Some states have received authority to use CHIP funds to cover certain adults, including pregnant women and parents of children receiving benefits from both CHIP and Medicaid.

Connecting the Dots:

John D. Podesta was a temporary CEO for the Bill, Hillary & Chelsea Clinton Foundation, the campaign chairman for the 2016 Hillary Rodham Clinton presidential campaign and is the founder of the Center for American Progress.

Ready PAC (Ready For Hillary) supported the 2016 Hillary Rodham Clinton presidential campaign. 

Neera Tanden was Hillary Rodham Clinton’s legislative director, and William J. Clinton’s policy adviser, served as a senior advisor and staff secretary to President Joe Biden from 2021 to 2023, a director at the Domestic Policy Council and is the president of the Center for American Progress.

Open Society Foundations was a funder for the Bill, Hillary & Chelsea Clinton Foundation and the Center for American Progress.        

George Soros is the founder & chairman for the Open Society Foundations, a co-chair, national finance council for the Ready PAC (Ready For Hillary), was the chairman for the Foundation to Promote Open Society and a supporter for the Center for American Progress.  

Foundation to Promote Open Society was a funder for the Center for American Progress.

Donald M. Berwick is a senior fellow at the Center for American Progress and was an administrator for the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services.

Center for American Progress was a funder for America's Health Insurance Plans.

Akin, Gump, Strauss, Hauer & Feld, LLP was a funder for the Center for American Progress. 

Tommy G. Thompson is a partner at Akin, Gump, Strauss, Hauer & Feld, LLP and was the secretary for the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS).

Akin, Gump, Strauss, Hauer & Feld, LLP was lobby firm for American Medical Association.

Vernon E. Jordan Jr. is a senior counsel for Akin, Gump, Strauss, Hauer & Feld, LLP, an Oak Bluffs (MA) homeowner and Valerie B. Jarrett’s great uncle.

Louis W. Sullivan is an Oak Bluffs (MA) homeowner and was the secretary for the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS).

Jose H. Villarreal is a senior adviser at the Akin, Gump, Strauss, Hauer & Feld, LLP and a director at the Center for American Progress.

Apple Inc. was a funder for the Center for American Progress.

AT&T Inc. was a funder for the Center for American Progress.

Bank of America Corp. was a funder for the Center for American Progress.

BMW of North America LLC was a funder for the Center for American Progress.

Citigroup Inc. was a funder for the Center for American Progress.

Coca-Cola Company was a funder for the Center for American Progress.

Facebook was a funder for the Center for American Progress.

General Electric Company was a funder for the Center for American Progress.

Goldman Sachs Group Inc. (Bailout Company) was a funder for the Center for American Progress.

Motion Picture Association of America was a funder for the Center for American Progress.

PepsiCo, Inc. was a funder for the Center for American Progress.

PG&E Corporation was a funder for the Center for American Progress.

Samsung Electronics Co. was a funder for the Center for American Progress.

Time Warner Inc. was a funder for the Center for American Progress.

T-Mobile USA, Inc. was a funder for the Center for American Progress.

Toyota Motor North America was a funder for the Center for American Progress.

Visa Inc. was a funder for the Center for American Progress.

Wal-Mart Stores Inc. was a funder for the Center for American Progress.

Wells Fargo & Co. was a funder for the Center for American Progress.

Donald M. Berwick is a senior fellow at the Center for American Progress and was an administrator for the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services.

Tom Daschle is a director at the Center for American Progress and was a nominee for health and human services secretary for the Barack Obama administration.

Neera Tanden is the president of the Center for American Progress, was Hillary Rodham Clinton’s legislative director, and William J. Clinton’s policy adviser, served as a senior advisor and staff secretary to President Joe Biden from 2021 to 2023 and a director at the Domestic Policy Council.

Melody C. Barnes was a director at the Domestic Policy Council for the Barack Obama Administration, the SVP at the Center for American Progress and is Barack Obama’s golf partner.

Donald M. Berwick is a senior fellow at the Center for American Progress and was an administrator for the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services.

Center for American Progress was a funder for America's Health Insurance Plans.

Open Society Foundations was a funder for the Center for American Progress (think tank).

George Soros is the founder & chairman for the Open Society Foundations, was the chairman for the Foundation to Promote Open Society and a supporter for the Center for American Progress (think tank).

Foundation to Promote Open Society was a funder for the Center for American Progress (think tank).

Center for American Progress (think tank) was a funder for America's Health Insurance Plans.

Scott Armstrong is a director at the America's Health Insurance Plans, a member of the Medicare Payment Advisory Commission and the president & CEO for the Group Health Cooperative.

Richard A. Barasch is a director at the America's Health Insurance Plans and the chairman & president & CEO for the Universal American Corporation.

Mark T. Bertolini is a director at the America's Health Insurance Plans and the chairman & president & CEO for Aetna Inc.

Bruce G. Bodaken is a director at the America's Health Insurance Plans and was the chairman & president & CEO for the Blue Shield of California.

Gail K. Boudreaux is a director at the America's Health Insurance Plans and the EVP for the UnitedHealth Group Inc.

Mary K. Brainerd is a director at the America's Health Insurance Plans and the president & CEO for HealthPartners Inc.

Angela F. Braly is a director at the America's Health Insurance Plans and was the president & CEO for Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Missouri.

William M. Cameron is a director at the America's Health Insurance Plans and the chairman & CEO for American Fidelity Assurance.

James G. Carlson is a director at the America's Health Insurance Plans and was the chairman & president & CEO for the Amerigroup Corporation.

David M. Cordani is a director at the America's Health Insurance Plans and the president & CEO for the CIGNA Corporation.

Michael W. Cropp is a director at the America's Health Insurance Plans and the president & CEO for Independent Health.

Michael M. Dudley is a director at the America's Health Insurance Plans and the president for Sentara Health Plans Inc.

Mark B. Ganz is a director at the America's Health Insurance Plans and the president & CEO for Cambia Health Solutions, Inc.

Jay M. Gellert is a director at the America's Health Insurance Plans and the president & CEO for Health Net, Inc.

Vicky B. Gregg is a director at the America's Health Insurance Plans and the president & CEO for the BlueCross BlueShield of Tennessee.

Patricia A. Hemingway Hall is a director at the America's Health Insurance Plans and the president & CEO for the Health Care Service Corporation.

George C. Halvorson is a director at the America's Health Insurance Plans and the chairman for Kaiser Permanente.

Daniel J. Hilferty III is a director at the America's Health Insurance Plans and the president & CEO for Independence Blue Cross.

Daniel J. Houston is a director at the America's Health Insurance Plans and was a director at Catalyst Health Solutions.

Michael B. McCallister is a director at the America's Health Insurance Plans and the chairman for Humana Inc.

Kevin P. McCarthy is a director at the America's Health Insurance Plans and the EVP for the Unum Group.

Unum in the US

http://www.unumgroup.com/About/UUS.aspx

For more than 37 years, Unum has been the leading provider of group disability benefits in the U.S.1

J. Mario Molina is a director at the America's Health Insurance Plans and the chairman & president & CEO for the Molina Healthcare Inc.

Daniel P. Neary is a director at the America's Health Insurance Plans and the chairman & CEO for Mutual of Omaha.

Robert A. Reed is a director at the America's Health Insurance Plans and the president & CEO for the Physicians Mutual Insurance Company.

James Roosevelt Jr. is a director at the America's Health Insurance Plans and the president & CEO for the Tufts Health Plan.

Eric H. Schultz is a director at the America's Health Insurance Plans and the president & CEO for the Harvard Pilgrim Health Care.

Charles D. Baker Jr. was a director at the America's Health Insurance Plans and is the president & CEO for the Harvard Pilgrim Health Care.

Anthony L. Watson is a director at the America's Health Insurance Plans and the chairman & CEO for the HIP Health Plan of New York.

Debbie J. Ahl was a director at the America's Health Insurance Plans and is the president & CEO for the Sterling Life Insurance Company.

K. Rone Baldwin was a director at the America's Health Insurance Plans and is the EVP & COO for the Guardian Life Insurance Company of America.

Christy W. Bell was a director at the America's Health Insurance Plans and is the EVP for the Horizon Blue Cross Blue Shield of New Jersey.

Frank J. Branchini was a director at the America's Health Insurance Plans, is the president & COO for Emblem Health and the CEO for Group Health Inc.

Benjamin M. Cutler was a director at the America's Health Insurance Plans and is the chairman & CEO for USHEALTH Group Inc.

Joseph A. Frick was a director at the America's Health Insurance Plans and is the vice chairman for Independence Blue Cross.

H. Edward Hanway was a director at the America's Health Insurance Plans and the chairman & CEO & president for the CIGNA Corporation.

Robert I. Lufrano was a director at the America's Health Insurance Plans and the CEO for Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Florida.

Frederick J. Manning was a director at the America's Health Insurance Plans and is the chairman & CEO for the Celtic Insurance Company.

David M. McDonough was a director at the America's Health Insurance Plans and is the president & CEO for the Trustmark Insurance Company.

Adrienne Morrell was a lobbyist at the America's Health Insurance Plans and is a lobbyist for Health Net, Inc.
Scott Armstrong is a director at the America's Health Insurance Plans, a member of the Medicare Payment Advisory Commission and the president & CEO for the Group Health Cooperative.

Richard A. Barasch is a director at the America's Health Insurance Plans and the chairman & president & CEO for the Universal American Corporation.

Mark T. Bertolini is a director at the America's Health Insurance Plans and the chairman & president & CEO for Aetna Inc.

Bruce G. Bodaken is a director at the America's Health Insurance Plans and was the chairman & president & CEO for the Blue Shield of California.

Gail K. Boudreaux is a director at the America's Health Insurance Plans and the EVP for the UnitedHealth Group Inc.

Ronald A. Williams was a director at the America's Health Insurance Plans and the chairman for the Emergency Medical Services Corp.

Jeannine M. Rivet was a director at the America's Health Insurance Plans and is the EVP for the UnitedHealth Group Inc.

Lewis G. Sandy was a director at the America's Health Insurance Plans and is the SVP for the UnitedHealth Group Inc.

Tom Daschle was an adviser for the UnitedHealth Group Inc., the nominee for health and human services secretary for the Barack Obama administration and a director at the Center for American Progress (think tank).

Center for American Progress (think tank) was a funder for America's Health Insurance Plans.

Open Society Foundations was a funder for the Center for American Progress (think tank).

George Soros is the founder & chairman for the Open Society Foundations, was the chairman for the Foundation to Promote Open Society and a supporter for the Center for American Progress.

Foundation to Promote Open Society was a funder for the Center for American Progress (think tank).

Carol M. Browner is a director, senior fellow at the Center for American Progress and was the energy czar for the Barack Obama Administration.

Tom Daschle is a director at the Center for American Progress and was the nominee for health and human services secretary for the Barack Obama Administration.

Ezekiel Emanuel is a senior fellow at the Center for American Progress and was the health care policy adviser for the Barack Obama Administration.

Lawrence H. Summers is a distinguished fellow at the Center for American Progress and was the National Economic Council chairman for the Barack Obama Administration.

Cassandra Q. Butts was the SVP for the Center for American Progress and the deputy White House counsel for the Barack Obama Administration.

Philip J. Crowley was the director of homeland security at the Center for American Progress and the assistant secretary of state for the Barack Obama Administration.

Derek Douglas was an associate director of economic policy at the Center for American Progress and a special assistant for urban affairs for the Barack Obama Administration.

Bradley J. Kiley was a VP for the Center for American Progress and the director of management and administration for the Barack Obama administration.

Karen Kornbluh was a visiting scholar at the Center for American Progress and a policy director for Barack Obama.

Jeanne Lambrew was a senior fellow at the Center for American Progress and is the deputy assistant to the president for health policy for the Barack Obama Administration.

Denis McDonough was a senior fellow at the Center for American Progress and is the chief of staff; former deputy national security adviser for the Barack Obama Administration.

Esther M. Olavarria was the director of immigration policy at the Center for American Progress and is the deputy assistant secretary at the U.S. Department of Homeland Security for the Barack Obama Administration.

Dan Restrepo was the Americas Project director at the Center for American Progress and a special assistant to the president for the Barack Obama Administration.

Gene B. Sperling was a senior fellow at the Center for American Progress and is the assistant to the president for economic policy for the Barack Obama administration.

Todd Stern was a senior fellow at the Center for American Progress and is the special envoy for climate change at the U.S. Department of State for the Barack Obama administration.

Melody C. Barnes was the EVP for the Center for American Progress, the domestic policy council, director for the Barack Obama administration and is Barack Obama’s golf partner.

Akin, Gump, Strauss, Hauer & Feld, LLP was a funder for the Center for American Progress.

Jose H. Villarreal is a senior adviser at the Akin, Gump, Strauss, Hauer & Feld, LLP and a director at the Center for American Progress.

Tommy G. Thompson is a partner at Akin, Gump, Strauss, Hauer & Feld, LLP and was the secretary for the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS).

Akin, Gump, Strauss, Hauer & Feld, LLP was lobby firm for American Medical Association.

Vernon E. Jordan Jr. is a senior counsel for Akin, Gump, Strauss, Hauer & Feld, LLP, an Oak Bluffs (MA) homeowner and Valerie B. Jarrett’s great uncle.

Louis W. Sullivan is an Oak Bluffs (MA) homeowner and was the secretary for the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS).

Valerie B. Jarrett is Vernon E. Jordan Jr’s great niece, the senior adviser for the Barack Obama Administration and a member of the Commercial Club of Chicago.

Rahm I. Emanuel was the White House chief of staff for the Barack Obama Administration, is a member of the Commercial Club of Chicago and Ezekiel Emanuel’s brother.

Ezekiel Emanuel was the health care policy adviser for the Barack Obama Administration, is Rahm I. Emanuel’s brother and a senior fellow at the Center for American Progress.

Tom Daschle is a director at the Center for American Progress, was the nominee for health and human services (HHS) secretary for the Barack Obama Administration and a special policy adviser at Alston & Bird.

Paula Stannard is counsel for Alston & Bird and was the acting general counsel for the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS).

Mark Childress  was the chief counsel & policy director for Tom Daschle and the acting general counsel for the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS).

William V. Corr  was the chief counsel & policy director for Tom Daschle and the deputy secretary for the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS).

Tommy G. Thompson was the secretary for the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) and is a partner at Akin, Gump, Strauss, Hauer & Feld, LLP.

Vernon E. Jordan Jr. is a senior counsel for Akin, Gump, Strauss, Hauer & Feld, LLP, an Oak Bluffs (MA) homeowner and Valerie B. Jarrett’s great uncle.

Louis W. Sullivan is an Oak Bluffs (MA) homeowner and was the secretary for the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS).

Jose H. Villarreal is a senior adviser at the Akin, Gump, Strauss, Hauer & Feld, LLP and a director at the Center for American Progress.

Open Society Foundations was a funder for the Center for American Progress (think tank).

George Soros is the founder & chairman for the Open Society Foundations, was the chairman for the Foundation to Promote Open Society and a supporter for the Center for American Progress.

Foundation to Promote Open Society was a funder for the Center for American Progress (think tank).

Akin, Gump, Strauss, Hauer & Feld, LLP was a funder for the Center for American Progress.

Akin, Gump, Strauss, Hauer & Feld, LLP was lobby firm for American Medical Association.

Donald M. Berwick is a senior fellow at the Center for American Progress and was an administrator for the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services.

Center for American Progress was a funder for America's Health Insurance Plans.

John D. Podesta is the founder of the Center for American Progress, was a temporary CEO for the Bill, Hillary & Chelsea Clinton Foundation, the campaign chairman for the 2016 Hillary Rodham Clinton presidential campaign and

Ready PAC (Ready For Hillary) supported the 2016 Hillary Rodham Clinton presidential campaign. 

Neera Tanden was Hillary Rodham Clinton’s legislative director, and William J. Clinton’s policy adviser, served as a senior advisor and staff secretary to President Joe Biden from 2021 to 2023, a director at the Domestic Policy Council and is the president of the Center for American Progress.

Open Society Foundations was a funder for the Bill, Hillary & Chelsea Clinton Foundation and the Center for American Progress.        

George Soros is the founder & chairman for the Open Society Foundations, a co-chair, national finance council for the Ready PAC (Ready For Hillary), was the chairman for the Foundation to Promote Open Society and a supporter for the Center for American Progress.  

Foundation to Promote Open Society was a funder for the Center for American Progress.

Donald M. Berwick is a senior fellow at the Center for American Progress and was an administrator for the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services.

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