Colorado challenges Trump rule blocking Medicaid funding for gender-affirming care

By: Lindsey Toomer

Outlets: Colorado Newsline

Published: September 3, 2026

Words: 447

Last Updated: 2 weeks, 5 days ago

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Colorado Attorney General Phil Weiser sued the Trump administration Wednesday over its attempt to prohibit states from using federal Medicaid funds for gender-affirming healthcare.

The lawsuit, filed in the U.S. District Court of Massachusetts alongside other Democratic-led states, says the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services cannot categorically ban states from covering medical care it disfavors without congressional authorization. A rule the department proposed in December 2025 would …

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