Medicaid again to cover non-abortion care at Planned Parenthood as GOP ban ends

By: Jennifer Shutt

Outlets: DC Bureau (States Newsroom)

Published: July 2, 2026

Words: 1,028

Last Updated: 3 weeks ago

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WASHINGTON — Republicans celebrated last year when they barred Medicaid payments from going to Planned Parenthood for one year, predicting the financial impact would hollow out the organization.

A year later, with that section of the “big, beautiful” law set to expire July 4, GOP lawmakers are trying to find a way to keep the nationwide prohibition in place, though they won’t be able to accomplish that before the deadline.

That means states will now …

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