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Axios
28-07-2025
- Health
- Axios
Court orders continued Medicaid funding to Planned Parenthood
A federal judge in Massachusetts on Monday ordered the federal government to continue Medicaid funding for Planned Parenthood affiliates, writing the health organization was likely to prevail in a dispute over President Trump's tax-and-spending law. Why it matters: The order came after U.S. District Court Judge Indira Talwani last week froze a funding ban in the law for a subset of Planned Parenthood clinics that receive less than $800,000 from Medicaid annually or that don't perform abortions. Driving the news: Talwani on Monday wrote that patients are likely to suffer adverse health consequences if care the organization provides is disrupted, including an increase in unintended pregnancies, complications from reduced access to contraceptives and more undiagnosed and untreated STIs. Planned Parenthood members stand to lose over a third of their aggregate revenue because they are barred from receiving Medicaid reimbursements, the order states. The way the law forces clinics to sever ties with the Planned Parenthood Federation and stop providing abortion as a condition for continuing to participate in Medicaid imposes a choice that "kneecaps the entire organization," Talwani wrote. Catch up quick: Planned Parenthood sued the Trump administration early in July over a provision in the tax-and-spending law that cut off large organizations that offer abortions from federal Medicaid funding for one year. Republicans lawmakers originally pressed for a 10-year ban but dialed back the duration while the Senate parliamentarian reviewed whether the prohibition was in order. Planned Parenthood affiliates provide medical services through almost 600 health centers in 47 states. Talwani wrote that she wasn't preventing the federal government from regulating abortion, or directing it to fund elective abortions or other services not eligible for Medicaid coverage. But she said the freeze prevents the Trump administration from "targeting a specific group of entities—Planned Parenthood Federation Members—for exclusion from reimbursements under the Medicaid program" when they showed "substantial likelihood" that such a targeted exclusion is unconstitutional. The Health and Human Services Department said the order undermines state flexibility administering Medicaid and disregards concerns about accountability.
New York Times
22-07-2025
- Health
- New York Times
Most Planned Parenthood Clinics Are Ineligible for Medicaid Money After Court Ruling
Most Planned Parenthood clinics are now cut off from Medicaid funding, after a court ruling. A federal judge issued a preliminary injunction on Monday night that allowed only a fraction of Planned Parenthood health centers to receive Medicaid payments for services like birth control, annual checkups and tests for sexually transmitted diseases. While the judge is open to extending the injunction to cover more clinics, for now most of them are not covered by the order. Planned Parenthood includes both the national group, Planned Parenthood Federation of America, which advocates for abortion rights and does not provide medical care, and 47 stand-alone nonprofit organizations of varying sizes, called affiliates, that operate health centers according to state and federal laws. Judge Indira Talwani, of the Federal District Court in Massachusetts, said that in all, 10 affiliates were covered under her injunction, including Planned Parenthood Association of Utah, Planned Parenthood of Delaware, Planned Parenthood Greater Texas, Planned Parenthood Gulf Coast, and Planned Parenthood of Tennessee and North Mississippi. Planned Parenthood sued the Trump Administration on July 7 over a provision in the new domestic policy law that effectively bars its health clinics from receiving Medicaid payments for any medical services. The same day, the judge issued a 14-day restraining order that allowed virtually all Planned Parenthood affiliates to continue receiving Medicaid payments. That order has expired. The provision in the law applies to nonprofit health centers that provide abortions, but with a threshold that only Planned Parenthood health centers seem large enough to meet: entities that generated $800,000 or more in revenue from Medicaid payments in the 2023 fiscal year. Planned Parenthood Federation of America sued on behalf of all of the affiliates, arguing that the federal government had singled them out and punished them for associating with the national advocacy organization. It argued that the domestic policy law is unconstitutional because it violates the affiliates' First Amendments rights. Judge Talwani ruled on Monday that affiliates like the one in Utah that do not exceed the $800,000 revenue threshold should continue to receive Medicaid funding while the lawsuit makes its way through the courts. And she said that affiliates that are in states where abortion is illegal, and thus do not provide the procedure, should continue to receive Medicaid reimbursements as well. Both sides in the dispute criticized the judge's ruling. 'We strongly disagree with the court's decision,' said Andrew G. Nixon, a spokesman for the Department of Health and Human Services. 'States should not be forced to fund organizations that have chosen political advocacy over patient care.' Planned Parenthood Federation of America said in a statement, 'While we're grateful that the court recognized the harm caused by this law, we're disappointed that not all members were granted the necessary relief today.' It added, 'There will be nothing short of a public health crisis if Planned Parenthood members are allowed to be 'defunded.''
Fox News
08-07-2025
- Health
- Fox News
Federal judge pauses Trump administration's Planned Parenthood defunding measure
A federal judge on Monday prevented the Trump administration from enforcing part of a massive tax and spending bill that would block Medicaid funding for Planned Parenthood health centers. The temporary restraining order by Judge Indira Talwani in Massachusetts blocks the "big, beautiful bill's" provision to defund the family planning provider. At issue is the provision in the new tax and spending bill signed into law by President Donald Trump on July 4 that eliminates one year of Medicaid payments from Planned Parenthood health centers because the organization also provides abortions. A White House official told Fox News Digital that the Trump administration is committed to ending the use of federal taxpayer dollars to fund or promote elective abortions. The official noted that the administration's stance is a commonsense position that the overwhelming majority of Americans agree with. On Monday, Planned Parenthood Federation of America, the Planned Parenthood League of Massachusetts and Planned Parenthood Association of Utah filed a lawsuit in federal court. "The prohibition specifically targets Planned Parenthood Federation of America and its member health care providers in order to punish them for lawful activity, namely advocating for and providing legal abortion access wholly outside the Medicaid program and without using any federal funds," the lawsuit states. If allowed to stand, Planned Parenthood said the provision would have "devastating consequences" for the more than 1 million patients who use Medicaid as their insurance at Planned Parenthood health centers across the country to get birth control and cancer screenings, among other services. Dominique Lee, president and CEO of Planned Parenthood League of Massachusetts, said the organization has a long history of fighting for sexual and reproductive freedom. "The Trump administration's hell-bent ambitions to close our clinics and abandon our patients won't stop us. Let me be crystal clear: We are not intimidated. We were built for this moment," she said. "Here in Massachusetts, we fight back, and we will never be bullied into turning our backs on health care or human rights."
Yahoo
07-07-2025
- Health
- Yahoo
Planned Parenthood sues the Trump administration over funding ban
Planned Parenthood is suing the Trump administration over the 'big, beautiful bill' defunding its health care services, arguing the provision will have devastating consequences across the country. The bill, passed late last week and signed into law by President Donald Trump on July 4, will bar Medicaid users from coverage with a health care provider that also provides abortion services. While the law does not explicitly mention Planned Parenthood, the nationwide family planning and health care provider is in its crosshairs. The law prohibits federal funding for providers 'primarily engaged in family planning services, reproductive health, and related medical care' that also provide abortion. Planned Parenthood has warned that nearly 200 clinics nationwide – which also provide birth control, STI testing and treatment, and cancer screening – could close as a result of the bill's one-year ban on funds. Ninety percent of those clinics, Planned Parenthood says, are in states where abortion is legal. 'This case is about making sure that patients who use Medicaid as their insurance to get birth control, cancer screenings, and STI testing and treatment can continue to do so at their local Planned Parenthood health center, and we will make that clear in court,' Alexis McGill Johnson, president and CEO of Planned Parenthood Federation of America, said in a statement. The bill originally barred funds for ten years, before the Senate Parliamentarian, Elizabeth MacDonough, reduced the measure to one year. The lawsuit was filed by the Planned Parenthood Federation of America, Planned Parenthood League of Massachusetts and Planned Parenthood Association of Utah, in the US District Court for the District of Massachusetts. It has been assigned to Judge Indira Talwani, an appointee of former President Barack Obama. Anti-abortion advocates quickly railed against Planned Parenthood's suit. 'Planned Parenthood's desperation is showing as they run to the courts again to fix a crisis of their own making,' said Susan B. Anthony's Pro-Life America director of legal affairs and policy counsel Katie Daniel. The suit lands as Planned Parenthood also battles the Trump administration in court over cuts to a federal teen pregnancy prevention program. Lawyers for five Planned Parenthood networks argued in a federal District of Columbia court this June that administration's changes to the program, including limits on language around diversity and equity, were vague and could bar Planned Parenthood from providing longtime services.
CNN
07-07-2025
- Health
- CNN
Planned Parenthood sues the Trump administration over funding ban
Planned Parenthood is suing the Trump administration over the 'big beautiful biil' defunding its health care services, arguing the provision will have devastating consequences across the country. The bill, passed late last week and signed into law by President Donald Trump on July 4, will bar Medicaid users from coverage with a health care provider that also provides abortion services. While the law does not explicitly mention Planned Parenthood, the nationwide family planning and health care provider is in its crosshairs. The law prohibits federal funding for providers 'primarily engaged in family planning services, reproductive health, and related medical care' that also provide abortion. Planned Parenthood has warned that nearly 200 clinics nationwide – which also provide birth control, STI testing and treatment, and cancer screening – could close as a result of the bill's one-year ban on funds. Ninety percent of those clinics, Planned Parenthood says, are in states where abortion is legal. 'This case is about making sure that patients who use Medicaid as their insurance to get birth control, cancer screenings, and STI testing and treatment can continue to do so at their local Planned Parenthood health center, and we will make that clear in court,' Alexis McGill Johnson, president and CEO of Planned Parenthood Federation of America, said in a statement. The bill originally barred funds for ten years, before the Senate Parliamentarian, Elizabeth MacDonough, reduced the measure to one year. The lawsuit was filed by the Planned Parenthood Federation of America, Planned Parenthood League of Massachusetts and Planned Parenthood Association of Utah, in the US District Court for the District of Massachusetts. It has been assigned to Judge Indira Talwani, an appointee of former President Barack Obama. Anti-abortion advocates quickly railed against Planned Parenthood's suit. 'Planned Parenthood's desperation is showing as they run to the courts again to fix a crisis of their own making,' said Susan B. Anthony's Pro-Life America director of legal affairs and policy counsel Katie Daniel. The suit lands as Planned Parenthood also battles the Trump administration in court over cuts to a federal teen pregnancy prevention program. Lawyers for five Planned Parenthood networks argued in a federal District of Columbia court this June that administration's changes to the program, including limits on language around diversity and equity, were vague and could bar Planned Parenthood from providing longtime services.
