Overview

• The Senate passed the budget reconciliation bill on a narrow vote with three Republicans joining Democrats in opposition and has forwarded it to the House and President Trump for final approval.
• The measure bars Medicaid reimbursement for nonprofit clinics that received over $800,000 in federal funding and offer abortions, a change set to slash roughly $700 million in annual support to Planned Parenthood and Maine Family Planning.
• Planned Parenthood warns the funding loss could shutter nearly 200 of its health centers and force closure of 18 Maine Family Planning clinics, jeopardizing care for more than 1.1 million low-income patients.
• More than 90 percent of the at-risk Planned Parenthood centers are in states that protect abortion rights and 60 percent are located in medically underserved areas, according to the organization.
• In response, California has allocated state budget funds to shore up its clinics, and Maine lawmakers and health advocates are exploring litigation and emergency appropriations to maintain services.