University of Wisconsin Hospitals and Clinics Authority (UW Health) Gender-Affirming Care 2026–2026

UW Health Confidential Talking Points for Care Teams: Gender-Affirming Care PauseProvenance: Government record

Released January 9, 2026

Internal scripting for staff calling patients and families about the pause, instructing care teams to consistently say "UW Health is pausing prescribing." Includes the operational detail: existing refills may still be filled, histrelin implants will not be replaced, and after January 16 routine monitoring labs must be ordered by a new provider. States there is no end date for the change.

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Provenance

Collection: Gender-Affirming Care
Agency: University of Wisconsin Hospitals and Clinics Authority (UW Health)
Record type: Policy
Document date: January 9, 2026
Pages: Full text
Source: UW Health public records response, 2026-07-22
SHA-256: 1d76fe287d29e28e47da9eb3f52d4f31c09d16cc52fa7454ec65d58efbb5b423

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University of Wisconsin Hospitals and Clinics Authority (UW Health). "UW Health Confidential Talking Points for Care Teams: Gender-Affirming Care Pause." January 9, 2026. Glass Government Reading Room, https://glassgovernment.org/library/uwhealth-gac-talking-points-care-teams/.

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Original filename "Confidential Talking Points for Care Teams.pdf". Marked confidential as an internal handling label; released under the public records law.