Overview
- Governor Gavin Newsom announced more than $140 million to sustain roughly 109 Planned Parenthood health centers in California and preserve over a million annual patient visits.
- Governor Kathy Hochul said New York will cover one year of lost Medicaid funds with a pledge exceeding $35 million for 47 centers that serve more than 200,000 patients.
- The funding gaps follow a Republican-led spending bill that bars Medicaid payments to tax‑exempt providers that continue to offer abortions, a policy upheld by a federal appeals court last month.
- Planned Parenthood affiliates reported closures and service reductions in California, including five clinics that shut in July and the elimination of primary care in Orange and San Bernardino counties.
- State leaders describe the aid as temporary as litigation continues, with California’s attorney general joining a multistate brief, and other states such as Washington, Colorado and New Mexico already providing similar support.