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Federal Judge Rules Trump Admin Cannot Block Medicaid Payments to Planned Parenthood

HeadlineJul 29, 2025

A federal judge has ruled that the Trump administration and Congress cannot block Planned Parenthood from receiving Medicaid payments. In its lawsuit, Planned Parenthood claimed that it would have had to close nearly 200 clinics in 24 states without Medicaid funds, which would cut off care to over 1 million patients. Nearly half of Planned Parenthood’s patients are on Medicaid.

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