Overview

• Senators approved a provision in President Trump’s spending-and-tax bill that bars Medicaid payments for one year to nonprofit health organizations that offer abortions.
• The measure passed despite defections from three Senate Republicans, including Maine’s Susan Collins, and now moves to the House for a final vote.
• Planned Parenthood says it stands to lose about $700 million in federal reimbursements, risking closure of nearly 200 centers and loss of care for over 1.1 million patients.
• Maine Family Planning warns that exclusion from Medicaid would eliminate $1.9 million—20 percent of its operating budget—and threaten services at 18 clinics serving underserved communities.
• The Supreme Court’s recent Medina v. Planned Parenthood decision affirmed states’ power to cut Medicaid ties to abortion providers, potentially accelerating further defunding efforts.