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Medicaid restored after Trump’s Planned Parenthood cuts closed clinics

The Independent

The Independent

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July 7, 2026

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Medicaid restored after Trump’s Planned Parenthood cuts closed clinics

Planned Parenthood and two other abortion providers can resume billing Medicaid after an almost yearlong ban on federal funding expired

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AllSides

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· Jul 6, 2026

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.

The Hill

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· Jul 6, 2026

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...

Common Dreams

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· Jul 6, 2026

Planned Parenthood Can Access Medicaid Funding After Congressional Ban Expires

Thirteen states have either blocked or tried to block Medicaid funds to Planned Parenthood on their own.

The 19th News

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· Jul 9, 2026

Planned Parenthood survived ‘defunding’ — just in time for elections

A year ago, abortion opponents were celebrating one of their biggest victories under the Trump administration: Planned Parenthood, the movement’s arch-villain, had been temporarily kicked out of Medicaid, one of the nation’s largest health insurance programs. Planned Parenthood was calling the policy an existential threat — warning that hundreds of health centers could shut down, []

Medical Daily

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· Jul 11, 2026

Planned Parenthood Regained Medicaid Funding After a One-Year Defunding Period Expired

Planned Parenthood regained Medicaid funding on July 4, 2026 after a one-year defunding provision expired. Twenty clinics closed during the gap. Here is what patients need to know.

NPR Topics: Health Care

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· Jul 4, 2026

Medicaid funding restored for Planned Parenthood healthcare services

Republicans stripped Planned Parenthood and several other healthcare providers of Medicaid funding for one year, but now clinics can resume billing Medicaid for non-abortion services.

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Related coverage for "Medicaid restored after Trump’s Planned Parenthood cuts closed clinics": AllSides — Conservatives rage over re-funding of Planned Parenthood. The Hill — Anti-abortion leaders furious after Planned Parenthood defunding expires. Common Dreams — Planned Parenthood Can Access Medicaid Funding After Congressional Ban Expires. The 19th News — Planned Parenthood survived ‘defunding’ — just in time for elections. Medical Daily — Planned Parenthood Regained Medicaid Funding After a One-Year Defunding Period Expired. NPR Topics: Health Care — Medicaid funding restored for Planned Parenthood healthcare services