Planned Parenthood and two smaller regional abortion providers are once again able to seek Medicaid reimbursement for services unrelated to abortion — a right that had been stripped away for nearly a year.
The cutoff was written into President Donald Trump’s sweeping tax and policy legislation, and its effects have been far-reaching. Multiple clinics shut their doors, and the number of patients receiving breast cancer screenings or STI testing through Planned Parenthood dropped significantly during the funding gap.
The ability to bill Medicaid was officially restored on Sunday.
However, the resumption of funding does not signal an end to the broader conflict over federal abortion policy, and several services that were eliminated during the cutoff may not return.
Planned Parenthood affiliates have faced financial strain since the Supreme Court’s 2022 decision that overturned Roe v. Wade, which allowed states to enforce abortion bans. Clinics have shut down both in states with abortion restrictions and in those without them.
According to Planned Parenthood, its affiliates have closed nearly 30 of approximately 600 clinics over the past year, pointing to the funding change as a primary driver.
During that same period, affiliates distributed roughly 25% fewer packs of birth control pills and performed about 20% fewer breast cancer exams compared to the prior year.
The organization noted that many patients — particularly those in areas with limited healthcare access — may have gone without care entirely because of the defunding.
Planned Parenthood Action Fund spokesperson Angela Vasquez-Giroux said the cuts also restricted abortion access in certain locations. For example, Planned Parenthood of Wisconsin suspended abortions for about a month before giving up its
