Maine clinics denied Medicaid funds during lawsuit after Trump cuts to abortion providers
Federal court ruling blocks Medicaid funding for Maine Family Planning, affecting 7,500 patients and risking closure of 18 clinics providing primary and gender-affirming care.
- A federal judge ruled that Maine Family Planning will not receive Medicaid funds during its lawsuit against the Trump administration cuts to abortion providers, impacting thousands of low-income patients.
- The ruling prevents Maine Family Planning from receiving $800,000 in Medicaid, potentially closing clinics that serve 8,000 people.
- Maine Family Planning emphasizes that abortion services are not funded by Medicaid and stated that the Medicaid cuts threaten critical healthcare services in rural Maine.
- The court decision threatens healthcare access for roughly 40,000 Maine residents, increasing concerns over the potential closure of clinics vital for gender-affirming care among other services.
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Maine clinics say they'll have to cut services after court rules Trump admin can deny Medicaid funding
Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images (LEWISTON, Maine) — One of Maine’s largest abortion care providers said it will have to dramatically cut services after a federal judge ruled earlier this week that the Trump administration is not required to restore Medicaid funding. Under H.R.1 — the mega-bill that President Donald Trump signed into law last month — family planning and abortion providers are not allowed to collect Medicaid funding if they received…


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Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images (LEWISTON, Maine) — One of Maine’s largest abortion care providers said it will have to dramatically cut services after a federal judge ruled earlier this week that the Trump administration is not required to restore Medicaid funding. Under H.R.1 — the mega-bill […]
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