Florida fines Medicaid health care plans for violating transgender treatment rule

In an exclusive report, it is revealed that several Medicaid health care plans in Florida violated the state's rule against covering transgender treatments for minors. These treatments included a double mastectomy on a 16-year-old girl. Florida's Agency for Healthcare Administration issued fines to the five health care plans found in violation. Though a law banning transgender procedures and medications for children is currently blocked, Florida had previously prohibited state Medicaid funds from covering such treatments. The fines raise questions about the motivations behind the coverage decisions and highlight the multi-pronged approach some conservative-leaning states are taking to address transgender treatments for minors.