Donald Trump, Planned Parenthood and One Big Beautiful Bill
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Forty-percent of Planned Parenthood patients in Massachusetts are on Medicaid, meaning the health center is slated to lose $14 million annually.
Obama-appointed federal Judge Indira Talwani issued a motion Monday temporarily blocking President Donald Trump’s “big, beautiful bill” from cutting funds
Trump’s “Big Beautiful Bill,” signed July 4, includes a one-year moratorium on Medicaid funding for Planned Parenthood that took effect immediately.
Washington State will bridge Medicaid funding gaps post-federal cuts, Governor Ferguson announces, ensuring support for Planned Parenthood.
This is a hit on Planned Parenthood and on our state,” said Planned Parenthood Alliance Advocates CEO Jennifer M. Allen.
Planned Parenthood has said that barring Medicaid coverage could lead to many patients not getting the care they need.
Planned Parenthood’s funding will not yet be cut off after a federal judge on Monday evening temporarily blocked a provision of the Ong Big Beautiful Bill Act aimed at defunding the group for one year. The judge says the temporary order will only last for 14 days.
Planned Parenthood claims the "defund provision" in the Big Beautiful Bill, which prohibits health centers associated with Planned Parenthood from receiving Medicaid reimbursements, is meant "to punish them for lawful activity,
Planned Parenthood North Central States estimates that 30% of its patients will no longer be able to use Medicaid to pay for their health care.
The Founders gave Congress control over federal spending. But Planned Parenthood is now suing the federal government in denial of this fact.