Fact-check · Sep 9, 2026 · Donald Trump
“A $10,000,000 historic health care fraud settlement announced just a few weeks ago between myself and Texas Children's Hospital”
TRUE
What the record shows
Texas Children's Hospital agreed to pay $10 million in a settlement finalized August 2026, announced by Attorney General Ken Paxton in May 2026, to resolve Medicaid fraud claims related to gender-transition interventions.
Sources
- Attorney General Paxton Makes History by Securing a Landmark Healthcare Fraud Settlement that Creates the Nation’s First-Ever Detransition Clinic and Secures $10 Million from Texas Children’s Hospital for “Transitioning” Kids | Office of the Attorney General
- Children’s hospital agrees to confess fraudulent sex-change procedures in landmark whistleblower settlement
- 'Detransition clinic' part of $10M settlement with Texas Children's Hospital | FOX 26 Houston
- Attorney General Paxton Finalizes Historic Settlement with Texas Children’s Hospital, Creating First-Ever Detransition Clinic and Securing Nearly $10 Million for Texas | Office of the Attorney General
- Texas Children’s Hospital To Open Free Detransition Clinic, Admit Lying Under Landmark Settlement
- Texas Children's Hospital agrees to pay millions and ...
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