Cleveland Clinic reaches a settlement with the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) involving its treatment of minors receiving gender-affirming care, according to multiple reports. Under the DOJ announcement, the health system agrees to promote detransition services for patients who received gender-affirming care as minors. Cleveland Clinic pledges $2 million in funding to support detransition-related care, and the commitment is described as available to all patients, regardless of whether they continue to seek treatment within the clinic system.
The settlement also addresses allegations related to how some childhood care was billed to insurers. One report says the deal includes a $308,000 payment to resolve those billing-related allegations.
Another account describes a longer-term commitment not to perform transgender procedures on minors, coordinated with state authorities, including Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost. The settlement is presented as part of broader enforcement activity by the DOJ affecting major health systems.
