Planned Parenthood closes 5 California locations
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More than two dozen Planned Parenthood facilities are shutting down after new federal rules prevent the organization from being reimbursed by Medicaid and Medicare.
A judge issued a preliminary injunction that allowed only some of the group’s health centers to receive payments for services like birth control and checkups.
Since President Trump signed his sweeping domestic policy bill into law, a key provision that prevents Planned Parenthood clinics from receiving Medicaid funding has already been temporarily blocked by a federal judge.
Attorneys for Planned Parenthood argue that cutting Medicaid payments to their abortion providers will harm vulnerable populations with limited health care options.
Adrienne White-Faines will be the new president and CEO of Planned Parenthood of Illinois starting in early September. Most recently, she’s worked as chief strategy officer for the American
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LA County lawmakers and health care advocates said they are “sounding the alarm” about efforts to end Medicaid reimbursements to abortion providers.