The U.S. government blocks federal funding for minors' gender transitions, prompting legal challenges and reshaping access to care.

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…