HHS Releases Report Alleging Widespread Billing Fraud in Pediatric Gender Medicine

On August 13, 2026, HHS released a report alleging that hospitals and healthcare providers engaged in potentially fraudulent billing practices to secure insurance coverage for gender affirming care furnished to minors, which the report refers to as “sex rejecting procedures.” The report, titled Wolves in White Coats: How Doctors and Hospitals Pushed and Profited from the Fraud of ‘Gender Medicine’ (Report), includes a nationwide claims-based analysis that identifies specific organizations by... By: King & Spalding