The Cleveland Clinic has agreed to commit $2 million toward detransition care as part of a settlement with the Department of Justice resolving allegations that the hospital system submitted inaccurate insurance claims related to gender-related medical procedures for minors.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The agreement, announced June 5, requires Cleveland Clinic to pay $308,000 to settle billing allegations and dedicate $2 million toward what the DOJ described as “restorative care” for detransitioners.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
“We are pleased to have worked collaboratively toward a resolution related to an unintentional coding issue involving a small number of patients,” Cleveland Clinic told Fox News Digital in a statement Thursday. “We remain focused on providing exceptional care to our patients and communities. We have complied and will continue to comply with all federal and state laws.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The clinic added that it had already provided detransition care to patients who requested it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
A press release from the Department of Justice highlighted that Cleveland Clinic\u2019s settlement came less than a month after Texas Children\u2019s Hospital agreed to pay a $10,000,000 penalty for similar infractions, including billing Texas Medicaid for “unallowable and illegal \u2018gender-transition\u2019 interventions,” according to Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton, as well as starting a clinic for treating detransitioners.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
“These historic commitments pair the cessation of these dangerous practices masquerading as medical treatment with substantial investments in remediating the destruction they cause and restoring the health of the victims,” the press release read.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
“In working towards this settlement, the United States acknowledged that Cleveland Clinic took significant steps entitling it to credit for cooperation with the Department in its investigation,” it added. “At all times during the investigation, Cleveland Clinic remained cooperative, proactive, and solution-driven, as highlighted by its multi-million dollar commitment to providing care to the victims who most need it.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Brett Shumate, assistant attorney general for the Civil Division, said in a statement that he is “grateful that institutions like Cleveland Clinic and Texas Children\u2019s have decided to be part of the solution, not part of the problem.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n
He added, “Cleveland Clinic\u2019s commitment to providing millions of dollars towards care for detransitioners is emblematic of just that. I am grateful for this resolution with Cleveland Clinic, but our work is far from over, and our division will continue to work tirelessly to protect America\u2019s children and hold accountable those that have preyed on vulnerable children, whether they be pharmaceutical companies or medical providers.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n