Cleveland Clinic reaches a settlement with the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) and the Ohio attorney general addressing its treatment of people who received gender-affirming care as minors and related insurance billing. DOJ announces the agreement, which includes a monetary payment of about $308,000 to resolve allegations involving how some childhood care was billed to insurers. As part of the settlement, Cleveland Clinic commits to promoting and providing “detransition” or related services for patients who detransition after receiving gender-affirming care as minors, with a stated commitment of $2 million for that care.
Several outlets report the deal also includes a long-term commitment intended to restrict certain procedures for minors, describing it as a decades-long pledge not to perform or offer “sex-rejecting” or transgender-related procedures for minors. Coverage also notes coordination between DOJ and Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost. The settlement is described as the second major health system to cut a deal with the Trump administration, according to the reporting.
