Overview

• The Senate approved HB 192 by a 28–20 vote, directing the state health agency to disenroll Planned Parenthood as a Medicaid provider.
• The bill orders the Department of Health and Human Services to secure the same family-planning and preventive services through county health departments or Federally Qualified Health Centers.
• Providers would have to give patients, upon request, an itemized cost estimate at least three days before care and send an itemized bill before referring unpaid balances to collections.
• Republican sponsors, including Sen. Amy Galey, point to a new federal law limiting Medicaid reimbursements to large abortion providers and argue the move is not a Medicaid cut.
• Planned Parenthood and local officials warn of care disruptions for low-income patients, highlighting concerns in counties such as Cumberland with high STI rates and limited clinic capacity.