Largest children's hospital in US to open 'detransition clinic' after $10M settlement with Trump DOJ, state

The resolution brings to a close a years-long investigation by Texas' Healthcare Program Enforcement Division, which concluded that TCH fraudulently billed Texas Medicaid for "unallowable and illegal 'gender-transition' interventions," Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton wrote in a Friday statement.

"Under the terms of this landmark agreement, Texas Children's will establish the first-ever multidisciplinary clinic designed to provide medical care to patients who were subjected to 'gender-transition' procedures," Paxton wrote.

"This Detransition Clinic will help patients reverse the damage caused by ideologically-motivated physicians who harmed patients by performing dangerous medical interventions for the purpose of "transitioning" them," Paxton's statement continued.

All services provided through the detransition clinic will be funded by Texas Children's and be free of charge to patients for the first five years of the clinic, according to Paxton.

"Today, we made the difficult decision to settle with the Texas Attorney General and the Department of Justice, closing a chapter that has been wrought with falsehoods and distractions. To be clear - we are settling to protect our resources from endless and costly litigation. This settlement will allow us to redirect those precious resources to focus on the life-saving care and groundbreaking discoveries of our exceptional clinicians and scientists," the hospital wrote in a Friday statement, which has since been deleted from its website.

Prominent pro-trans activists criticized the move.

Fox News Digital contacted Texas Children's Hospital, the DOJ and the Texas Attorney's General office for additional comment.