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Health
A transgender boy and his mother at their Berkshires home. They had to find alternative gender-affirming care when Baystate Health stopped providing youth treatment in February 2026.
Karen Brown
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NEPM
The Trump administration does not want children to have access to gender-affirming care — and is using federal policies and financial threats to make that happen. Massachusetts is among the states assuring families the care will be protected. But those promises are hard to keep when hospitals, including Baystate Health in western Massachusetts, stop providing the treatment on their own.
We learn about the convergence of art, healthcare, policy and research at the "Art for the Common Good" convention at UMass. Plus, we check in with Rep. Jim McGovern about what's new in Washington.
This week's panel for The Rundown includes Elizabeth Román, NEPM’s executive news editor; G. Michael Dobbs of Focus Springfield; and Evan Garber, architect of political strategy, A. L. Cignoli & Associates.
Ayu Suryawan
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NEPM
Panelists break down President Trump's address to the nation, a new bill to encourage more co-op business models, Mass. healthcare providers halting gender affirming care, and what gambling harm prevention looks like.