US EditionCourt allows Trump-backed cuts to Planned Parenthood's Medicaid funding in 22 states
The court paused a lower-court block on the law limiting Medicaid to family planning providers performing abortions, affecting 22 states and D.C., with $800,000+ funding thresholds.
- On Dec 30, a three-judge panel of the Boston-based 1st U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals allowed President Donald Trump's administration to enforce a provision barring Medicaid funding for Planned Parenthood in 22 states and the District of Columbia.
- Supporters wrote the measure into the tax and domestic policy bill, which bars Medicaid funding for organizations that perform abortions and received over $800,000 in 2023, passed by the Republican-led Congress.
- The appeals panel wrote that the Trump administration likely will prevail, finding the law clear and within Congress's power, while U.S. District Judge Indira Talwani held it lacked clear notice after CMS approval.
- A group of Democratic attorneys general asked Judge Indira Talwani to block enforcement again, while Planned Parenthood and the states did not immediately respond, Reuters reported.
- It was the latest appellate reversal after the 1st U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals on December 12 overturned a Talwani ruling, who on December 2 held it imposed an unconstitutional retroactive condition on state Medicaid participation for low-income people.
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Court allows Planned Parenthood Medicaid funding cuts in multiple states
A panel of federal judges on Tuesday lifted a ruling blocking Medicaid funding cuts for Planned Parenthood in multiple states. The 1st U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals issued a hold on an order from District Judge Indira Talwani that had prevented a law removing funds from Planned Parenthood from being enforced. The law in question…
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Appeals court says Medicaid funding cuts for Planned Parenthood can stand while lawsuit proceeds
A federal appeals court says the Trump administration can continue to withhold Medicaid funding from Planned Parenthood while legal challenges continue.
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Court Allows Funding Block on Abortion Provider
A federal appeals court has permitted the Trump administration to withhold Medicaid funds from Planned Parenthood. A judge previously issued a preliminary injunction blocking the funding withdrawal. “Plaintiff States argue that Section 71113 fails to provide clear notice in two ways: first, they contend that the definition of a ‘prohibited entity,’ together with the provision’s effective date, imposes vague and contradictory conditions on them; …
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