# Katie Keith

Type: Person

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## Timeline

- **2026-08-16**: NPR publishes report — A.W. describes her family's uncertainty after losing employer coverage.
- **2026-08-11**: Rule finalized — The administration finalizes the funding restriction.
- **2025-12**: Rule proposed — The Trump administration proposes blocking federal Medicaid and CHIP funds for gender-affirming care for minors.

## Recent coverage (1 stories)

### 130,000 trans youth face unprecedented Medicaid funding ban
2026-08-16 18:16:23 · Sentiment: Neutral · Impact: 5/10 · Sources: 2

The finalized rule conditioning federal Medicaid and CHIP dollars on excluding pediatric gender-affirming care creates a novel federal funding restriction that legal experts say has no direct precedent. Attorneys and health policy counsel are already assessing potential Administrative Procedure Act, equal protection, and Medicaid Act challenges.
Full story: https://getlegalbrief.com/story/medicaid-gender-affirming-care-funding-ban-legal

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