Thu Sep 1, 2022 – 5:07 pm EDT
TALLAHASSEE, Florida (LifeSiteNews) – The use of transgender drugs and surgeries in Florida skyrocketed between 2017 to 2021, according to state Medicaid data.
The Florida Standard reported that the state “saw only a 63 percent increase in children receiving therapy for the treatment of gender dysphoria.”
“At the same time, there was an alarming increase in pharmaceutical and surgical treatments for gender dysphoria, including a 270 percent increase in children receiving puberty blockers; a 166 percent increase in children receiving testosterone, and a 110 percent increase in children receiving estrogen,” the news outlet reported. The numbers come from the Florida Agency for Health Care Administration (AHCA).
State Medicaid dollars cannot be used to cover drugs and surgeries for gender-confused individuals as of August 21, due to an order from Governor Ron DeSantis.
READ: DeSantis admin moves to ban Medicaid coverage for ‘experimental’ trans surgeries, drugs
As of August 21st, Florida Medicaid does not cover puberty blockers, hormone antagonists, or surgeries/procedures that alter primary or secondary sex characteristics as a treatment option for gender dysphoria.https://t.co/NSsPaHX8zx pic.twitter.com/pZ3Gwtsft8
— Jeremy Redfern (@JeremyRedfernFL) August 29, 2022
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