RFK Jr and Vance refer hospitals to DOJ over transgender treatments for minors

Questions about this coverage

How did the left and right cover RFK Jr and Vance refer hospitals to DOJ over transgender treatments for…?

Of the 33 outlets on this story carrying a published leaning rating, 9% are rated left, 6% are rated centre, 85% are rated right. Those percentages are shares of the rated outlets, not of every outlet that ran it, which was 35. The sections above set out what each side emphasised, in its own terms.

Is RFK Jr and Vance refer hospitals to DOJ over transgender treatments for… left or right?

The story itself is neither. What can be counted is who has covered it, and 85% of the 33 rated outlets on it are rated right — so far this is a story carried mostly by the right. Coverage of this one has settled, so that is unlikely to move much now.

Is the coverage of RFK Jr and Vance refer hospitals to DOJ over transgender treatments for… biased?

RFK Jr and Vance refer hospitals to DOJ over transgender treatments for minors is one event reported by 35 outlets, and this page does not rate the story as biased or unbiased. What it publishes is the spread: which outlets ran it, where named rating organisations place each of them on the spectrum, and what each side chose to lead with. A leaning rating describes an outlet's record over time, not this article, and the two should not be run together.

Which side is not reporting RFK Jr and Vance refer hospitals to DOJ over transgender treatments for…?

When we first saw this story, outlets rated left had barely covered it. Coverage accretes for hours after an event, so that is where to look rather than a verdict — the split above is the current count, and it is the one to read.

Which outlets covered RFK Jr and Vance refer hospitals to DOJ over transgender treatments for…?

35 that we know of, every one of them listed further up this page with a link to its own report and to what we hold on the publisher. Nothing here is a summary of somebody else's summary: the outlets are named so the original reporting can be read.

What did the 'Wolves in White Coats' report allege?

The report alleges that hospitals and clinics miscoded billing for puberty-blocking drugs, resulting in $50m in claims. It claims facilities and physicians 'pushed and profited' from transgender treatments for minors. The report was cited as the source of referrals to the DOJ and HHS Inspector General over possible federal law violations.

Which officials announced the referrals?

Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and Vice President JD Vance said hospitals and clinics identified in a new HHS review had been referred to the Department of Justice and the HHS Inspector General. Vance also announced a probe into children’s health providers for criminal investigation.

Did any left-rated outlet report on this story?

No left-rated outlet carried the story, according to the reports printed below. The coverage was limited to centre-rated and right-rated outlets, with the centre-rated report providing a brief account of the referrals without detailed allegations.