Texas Children's Hospital settlement

Date

May 15, 2026

State

Texas

Counterparty

DOJ Civil Division / Texas Attorney General

Dollar figure

$10,000,000

The dollar figure is the one the announcement states. See the terms for what it covers.

Terms

Texas Children's Hospital agreed to pay over $10,000,000 in damages and civil penalties to resolve allegations of false billing to public and private payors for gender-affirming care, under the FDCA, the False Claims Act and federal fraud/conspiracy laws, and to establish a dedicated clinic for detransition care.

Summarized from the official announcement.

Documents

• DOJ press release: resolution with Texas Children's Hospital (26-506, May 15, 2026)↗(opens another site)

  Press release · May 15, 2026

• Settlement Agreement among the State of Texas, the United States, Texas Children's Hospital and affiliates, and the relator (executed, with Exhibits A to C)

  Settlement agreement · July 21, 2026 · 30 pages

  Source: U.S. Department of Justice↗(opens another site)

• Settlement Agreement among the United States, Texas Children's Hospital and affiliates, and the relator (federal False Claims Act agreement, fully signed)

  Settlement agreement · July 27, 2026 · 12 pages

  Source: U.S. Department of Justice↗(opens another site)

Federal action

DOJ extracts $10 million settlement from Texas Children's Hospital (May 15, 2026)