Medicaid Funding Returning to Ohio’s Reproductive Health Clinics, Impacts of Yearlong Freeze Unknown

Medicaid funding returning to Ohio’s reproductive health clinics, impacts of yearlong freeze unknown

Now that a freeze on Medicaid funding specifically targeted at Planned Parenthood locations and clinics who provide abortion has expired, Ohio’s facilities are working to bring back services they couldn’t afford during the yearlong funding pause. Though federal law already prohibits Medicaid dollars from being used for abortion services, clinics who also happen to provide those services were cut off from reimbursements for federal funds. That me…

Medicaid funding returning to Ohio's reproductive health clinics, impacts of yearlong freeze unknown

(Photo by Scott Olson, Getty Images.)Now that a freeze on Medicaid funding specifically targeted at Planned Parenthood locations and clinics who provide abortion has expired, Ohio’s facilities are working to bring back services they couldn’t afford during the yearlong funding pause. Though federal law already prohibits Medicaid dollars from being used for abortion services, clinics who also happen to provide those services were cut off from reim…

Medicaid funding returning to Ohio’s reproductive health clinics, impacts of yearlong freeze unknown - Stateline Publications

(Photo by Scott Olson, Getty Images.)Now that a freeze on Medicaid funding specifically targeted at Planned Parenthood locations and clinics who provide abortion has expired, Ohio’s facilities are working to bring back services they couldn’t afford during the yearlong funding pause. Though federal law already prohibits Medicaid dollars from being used for abortion services, clinics who also happen to provide those services were cut off from reim…