Kaiser Permanente to pause gender-affirming surgeries for patients under 19

Kaiser Permanente will pause gender-affirming surgeries for patients under the age of 19 beginning next month, the nonprofit health giant said on Wednesday. In a statement shared with The Hill, Kaiser, headquartered in Oakland, Calif., and serving more than 12 million members in eight states and Washington, D.C., cited an evolving “legal and regulatory environment...