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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
World
Geoff Mulvihill

Medicaid restored after Trump’s Planned Parenthood cuts closed clinics

Planned Parenthood and two smaller regional abortion providers have reinstated Medicaid billing for non-abortion services, nearly a year after funding was cut.

The defunding, mandated by President Donald Trump’s tax and policy law last year, has been linked to the closure of numerous clinics and a reduction in vital health screenings, including breast cancer checks and sexually transmitted infection tests for Planned Parenthood patients.

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