Iowa patients hit hard by GOP defunding of Planned Parenthood

Conservatives rage over re-funding of Planned Parenthood

Planned Parenthood's beleaguered network of clinics will regain access to hundreds of millions in Medicaid funding this weekend — the fallout of Republicans' failure to pass an extension of the one-year defunding provision they approved last year. Starting July 5, clinics around the country can once again bill the federal program for reimbursement after providing non-abortion services, like birth control and screenings for sexually-transmitted infections, to low-income patients. Though other funding threats loom, it's a lifeline for the struggling organization, which has closed nearly 30 health centers nationwide that collectively served more than 40,000 patients since the defunding provision in the GOP's One Big Beautiful Bill Act took effect in July 2025.

Washington’s insurance fund hits $1.7 billion in the red as lawsuit payouts pile up

Washington's self-insurance fund is 1.7 billion in the red as lawsuit payouts from the state's child-welfare failures outpace record Democrat tax hikes.

Protect Medicaid by Restricting Provider Taxes, Cracking Down on Fraud

By Alexander Ciccone.

Are We Going to <i>Re</i>fund Planned Parenthood?

Republicans must regain their seriousness on the issue of life.

Anti-abortion leaders furious after Planned Parenthood defunding expires

Planned Parenthood has regained access to federal funding, enraging anti-abortion conservatives one year after Republicans were able to cut its clinics off from Medicaid. Beginning July 5, clinics were once again able to bill Medicaid for reimbursement for non-abortion care, like contraception and screenings for sexually transmitted infections. The new funding will be a lifeline...