The president announced on his Truth Social page Tuesday evening that he directed Dr Mehmet Oz , administrator of the US Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, to implement the new policy.

HHS finalized a rule prohibiting Medicaid payments for child gender medicine, including puberty blockers, cross-sex hormones, and surgeries.

Medicaid said it won't pay for gender-affirming surgeries or hormones for transgender minors. The change, announced Tuesday, is the latest in a line of policies from President…