Medicaid payments to Planned Parenthood blocked for one year
Enacted7/10
⚖ Upheld by First Circuit Dec 2025
Federal · Pub. L. 119-21, sec. 71113 · Enacted Jul 4, 2025
Impact 7/10
Section 71113 of the 2025 budget reconciliation law barred Medicaid payments from July 4, 2025 through July 3, 2026 to nonprofit family planning providers that offer abortions and received over $800,000 in Medicaid funds in 2023, covering non-abortion services such as contraception, cancer screenings, and STI testing for about 2.1 million patients. A district court injunction was reversed by the First Circuit on December 12, 2025, which held the provision a lawful exercise of the spending power, and the remaining suits were dismissed by March 2026. Planned Parenthood affiliates closed clinics in multiple states during the funding ban.
HealthcareReproductive rightsYoung adults (18-30)Working-age adultsWomenLow-incomeRural residents
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✓ Verified against primary sources 2026-08-16