Tong letter to HHS defends transgender care for minors

Connecticut Inside Investigator – Thursday, February 19, 2026
By Alex Appel

Attorney General William Tong sent a letter to the Federal Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) criticizing two proposed rules relating to medical treatment for transgender youth.

One of these proposed rules, if implemented, would withhold Medicaid and Medicare funds from any hospitals that provide “transgender healthcare” to people under the age of 19. The other prohibits Medicaid and Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP) plans from using federal funding for these programs.

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