UPMC agrees to pay $950K, end gender-affirming care for minors
PITTSBURGH —
University of Pittsburgh Medical Center has agreed to pay nearly $1 million after investigations into providing gender-affirming care for minors.
The Department of Justice said resolutions were made with both UPMC and New York University Langone Hospitals.
In the agreement, officials say both UPMC and NYU will stop providing gender-affirming care for minors, such as puberty blockers and performing surgical procedures.
UPMC has agreed to pay $950,000, while NYU agreed to pay $8.5 million.
According to government officials, the agreement entitles the hospitals to “credit for cooperation with the Department in its investigation, including ongoing cooperation in the Department’s investigation of other entities potentially violating federal law” in connection to providing such care for minors.
NYU and UPMC were said to have been cooperative and “solutions-driven” during the process.
FULL STATEMENT FROM A UPMC SPOKESPERSON
On September 18, 2026, UPMC reached an agreement with the U.S. Department of Justice and the Department of Health and Human Services that protects patient and family privacy, preserves the confidentiality of sensitive health information, and resolves a matter principally involving certain alleged gender-affirming care billing practices.
The agreement includes important privacy, confidentiality, and non-prosecution protections for patients, legal guardians, providers, and employees, and expressly includes no admission of wrongdoing, fault, or liability by anyone involved in providing or receiving gender-affirming care to minors at UPMC Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh or other UPMC-affiliated facilities.
UPMC chose to resolve the matter to avoid prolonged litigation, protect patients and families from unnecessary disclosure of sensitive personal and health information, protect employees, and remain focused on patient care and advancing its core mission.