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

UW Health Internal Announcement: Updates to Pediatric and Adolescent Gender Affirming Care (KB0077377)Provenance: Government record

Released January 13, 2026

Internal knowledge-base announcement, bylined chief clinical officer Dr. Aimee Becker, explaining that UW Health paused prescribing hormone therapy and puberty blockers for patients under 18 following two proposed CMS rules and an HHS declaration. States the PATH Clinic remains open and no employment is affected, and directs staff who wish to comment publicly through the campus Office of Federal Relations.

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Collection: Gender-Affirming Care
Agency: University of Wisconsin Hospitals and Clinics Authority (UW Health)
Record type: Policy
Document date: January 13, 2026
Pages: Full text
Source: UW Health public records response, 2026-07-22
SHA-256: 09af855811a61b1f68a105d32bbe92699696ea7a8759d17d30025c1b2842df0f

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University of Wisconsin Hospitals and Clinics Authority (UW Health). "UW Health Internal Announcement: Updates to Pediatric and Adolescent Gender Affirming Care (KB0077377)." January 13, 2026. Glass Government Reading Room, https://glassgovernment.org/library/uwhealth-gac-updates-pediatric-adolescent-kb0077377/.

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Original filename "Corporate Comms - News - Updates to Pediatric and Adolescent Gender Affirming Care.pdf". Internal UW Health intranet article printed to PDF 2026-03-11.