08/20/2026
A recently finalized CMS rule would prohibit federal Medicaid and CHIP funding from being used for certain gender-affirming care for transgender youth. This petition asks Governor Gavin Newsom to consider state-level actions to maintain access to care for transgender youth enrolled in California's Medi-Cal programs, including emergency funding and development of a state-only reimbursement pathway for providers.
Governor Newsom has the ability to take definitive action to preserve this needed coverage, and work to establish alternate billing pathways for state-only coverage. That's why we need you to contact him today:
Take action: https://bit.ly/4xeS3dQ
A recently finalized rule by the Trump administration's Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services — due to take effect on October 13, 2026 — will prohibit federal Medicaid and CHIP funding from being used to pay for medically necessary, gender-affirming care for transgender youth. This will dire...