Settlement: NYU Langone Hospitals agree to end gender-affirming care for minors and pay $8.5 million
- Date
- Actor
- Department of Justice, Civil Division
- Agency
- Department of Justice (DOJ)
- Type
- Institutional compliance
Summary
In the same nationwide investigation, NYU Langone agreed to pay $8.5 million and to stop providing puberty blockers, hormones and related surgery to minors. NYU Langone had separately fought a DOJ grand-jury subpoena for patient records (Coe v. Blanche; see section 3); the settlement resolves the civil investigation whatever happens in that dispute.
Status
Settlement announced Sept. 18, 2026. The claims resolved are allegations only; there was no determination of liability. DOJ says its investigation of other providers continues.
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Sources
- justice.gov/opa/pr/doj-secures-agreements-nyu-and-upmc-end-pediatric-gender-aff…(opens another site)
Cite this action
Press Release, U.S. Dep't of Just., DOJ Secures Agreements with NYU and UPMC to End Pediatric "Gender-Affirming Care" (Sept. 18, 2026), https://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/doj-secures-agreements-nyu-and-upmc-end-pediatric-gender-affirming-care.
Short form: Press Release, U.S. Dep't of Just., DOJ Secures Agreements with NYU and UPMC to End Pediatric "Gender-Affirming Care" (Sept. 18, 2026), https://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/doj-secures-agreements-nyu-and-upmc-end-pediatric-gender-affirming-care.