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New York AG James orders NYU Langone to reopen trans youth health program within 10 days
New York Attorney General Letitia James ordered NYU Langone Health to resume its Transgender Youth Health Program within 10 days, citing state anti-discrimination law. NYU Langone had shut the program in February 2026 after its medical director departed and the hospital cited the "current regulatory environment" — an implicit reference to Trump administration threats to pull Medicare and Medicaid funding from hospitals providing gender-affirming care to minors. NYU Langone did not comply by the March 11 deadline.
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