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California’s gender-affirming care funds should have enough to cover Medi-Cal youth patients
Summary by The Los Angeles Editorial Desk Kevin Tidmarsh , as published by LAist (KPCC / Southern California Public Radio)
· August 19, 2026
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Children's Hospital Los Angeles, pictured here in the background, offered gender-affirming care to youth before it closed its clinic in 2025. (Robyn Beck / AFP via ) California has been preparing to fill a budget gap for gender-affirming care procedures after the federal government pu...
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What is this story about? Children's Hospital Los Angeles, pictured here in the background, offered gender-affirming care to youth before it closed its clinic in 2025. (Robyn Beck / AFP via ) California has been preparing to fill a budget gap for gender-affirming care procedures after the federal government pu...
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