The Medical Community’s Obligation When Politics Undermine Evidence Standards Arjee Javellana Restar,Kristi Gamarel,Don Operario,Trace Kershaw,Meredithe McNamara,andKellan Baker June 22, 2026

https://www.healthaffairs.org/content/forefront/medical-community-s-obligation-politics-undermine-evidence-standards?utm_campaign=forefront&utm_medium=email&_hsenc=p2ANqtz-9o2029Y_yv6ZJFbB_L2vy0gcPB3ZzrHMbfg3b40whG9LdmnT9s7WPhd8Q7C8B-SUGOZnd0YrDVaGAzTb6pcVvz9Kb1vA&_hsmi=425789085&utm_source=hasu If an HHS Secretary can seek to unilaterally overturn an evidence-based standard of transgender health care, the same can occur in any contested medical field. When medical necessity is politicized, the medical and public health communities must act.