Medicaid transgender care rule sets precedent that could restrict coverage of other drugs Medicaid generally pays for drugs approved by the FDA. Trump’s rule could upend that

https://www.statnews.com/2026/08/24/transgender-care-ban-precedent-could-be-broadly-applied-medicaid-states/ By John WilkersonAug. 24, 2026 John Wilkerson, a Washington correspondent, is the author of D.C. Diagnosis, a twice-weekly newsletter about the politics and policy of health and medicine.