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Planned Parenthood Clinics Split on Medicaid Coverage Under Court’s Temporary Freeze

A two-week injunction against the GOP-led defunding measure has prompted affiliates to take divergent actions as the case moves toward a July 21 hearing.

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Volunteer escorts wait to assist incoming patients outside of the Planned Parenthood on July 18, 2019 in Denver, Colorado. With recent restrictions to abortions in other states Planned Parenthood has seen an increase in women coming to Colorado from out of state. Planned Parenthood's Colorado locations served women from 34 states last year and one in 10 abortions was for someone who crossed state lines. (Photo by Helen H. Richardson/The Denver Post)
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Overview

  • U.S. District Judge Indira Talwani blocked the defunding provision for two weeks, maintaining Medicaid reimbursements while litigation proceeds.
  • Affiliates in Washington, D.C., and Colorado posted notices this week rejecting Medicaid patients and canceling appointments under the new law.
  • Planned Parenthood of Florida resumed scheduling Medicaid patients after the injunction, but some affiliates continue to pause services citing legal uncertainty.
  • The reconciliation bill signed by President Trump on July 4 includes a one-year ban on Medicaid funding for Planned Parenthood affiliates, threatening nearly 200 health centers with closure.
  • Abortion rights advocates have labeled the provision a “backdoor abortion ban” that could strip low-income women of preventive reproductive and primary care.