Medicaid rule targeting abortion providers set to expire

By: Sofia Resnick

Outlets: Stateline

Published: April 20, 2026

Words: 1,257

Last Updated: 3 months, 1 week ago

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A controversial rule enacted last year that denies federal Medicaid funding to abortion providers is likely to expire this summer, despite anti-abortion pressure on Republicans to renew it.

Leaders in Congress in recent days have insisted that a new federal spending bill needs to be as stripped down as possible and focused on funding related to immigration enforcement amid a two-month partial shutdown of the Department of Homeland Security. They also have suggested the rule …

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