U.S. hospitals earned almost $120 million over five years performing sex-change procedures for minors, according to a new report from the Daily Caller News Foundation.
Between 2019 and 2023, over 5,700 minors underwent sex-change surgeries, and around 8,600 received puberty blockers or cross-sex hormones, according to data from the watchdog organization Do No Harm.
Do No Harm believes the real numbers might be even higher as the dataset excludes self-payments, charity contributions, and patients from specific insurance systems.
The report, described as a “first-of-its-kind” database, is based on insurance claims data from all 50 states. Do No Harm compiled the dataset by cross-referencing diagnosis codes for gender-related issues with procedural codes for gender transitions, such as surgeries, hormones, and puberty blockers.
The organization’s Chairman, Dr. Stanley Goldfarb, remarked that these findings challenge the narrative that such procedures are rare or isolated to certain areas. Instead, the data indicate that these treatments are widespread across the U.S.
“These procedures are not rare. They are happening all across the United States, and the consequences for these children can be severe,” Goldfarb said.
Leading the charge in child sex changes is the Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP), followed by other prominent medical centers such as Connecticut Children’s Medical Center and Seattle Children’s Hospital.
CHOP has been particularly controversial, as it has provided puberty blockers to children as young as eight and referred minors as young as 14 for mastectomies. According to the report, CHOP performed 122 sex-change procedures on minors between 2019 and 2023, totaling $230,784 in charges.
The database also highlights the states with the highest numbers of sex-change procedures. California tops the list, with over 2,000 minors receiving treatments, 1,359 of whom underwent surgeries, costing a total of $28.9 million. Other states with high numbers include New York, Washington, and Ohio, each with over 1,000 minors undergoing these procedures.
This piece first appeared at TPUSA.
