‘There’s no place to go’: providers see more abortions later in pregnancy as bans spread in US
Patients are showing up ‘later and sicker’ for abortion care as more US states adopt bans and significant restrictions Read more at The Guardian
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Rural America’s Maternal-Health Crisis Is About to Get Much Worse
Care will be in shorter supply, travel distances will stretch farther, and high-risk situations will more likely result in tragedy. Read more at The Atlantic
As maternity wards close, community outrage rises in key battleground states
Some 2.3 million American women of childbearing age live in a county where there is no place to give birth, according to the March of Dimes, a nonprofit advocacy group that works to improve health outcomes for mothers and babies. Among rank-and-file voters, there is no consensus about who is ultimately responsible for the series … Read more
Planned Parenthood survived ‘defunding’ — just in time for elections
“What I’m anticipating is we’re going to see a new wave of states banning Planned Parenthood from their Medicaid programs,” Sobel said. “I think there are states that even if it’s not very meaningful, even if Planned Parenthood is not a big provider in their state, I think it’s symbolic for some states to take … Read more
How ‘defund Planned Parenthood’ came to threaten primary care in rural Maine
On Oct. 1, the organization let patients know they would be ending primary care services at the end of the month at three clinics in the far reaches of the state: Houlton, Presque Isle and Ellsworth. That change affected nearly 1,000 patients, including patients on Medicaid and those with private insurance. Read more at National … Read more
How Planned Parenthood’s defunding could leave more than a million patients without health care
Clinics are still assessing how the loss of federal funds could affect what services they can afford to provide, and whether some will eventually be forced to close their doors. Already, a number of health centers in Ohio, California, Indiana and Vermont have shuttered, citing financial pressures that include the loss of Medicaid funding. Read more at … Read more
Appeals court allows Trump’s administration to block Medicaid funds to Planned Parenthood
A judge previously ruled Planned Parenthood clinics across the U.S. must continue to be reimbursed for Medicaid funding as the organization fights the Trump administration’s efforts to defund it. Read more at NBC News
Trump’s efforts to defund Planned Parenthood threatens US healthcare system, study suggests
Donald Trump’s tax and spending package, passed in July, bans Planned Parenthood from receiving reimbursements from Medicaid, the US government’s insurance program for low-income people. After Planned Parenthood sued over the ban, a judge temporarily stopped it from taking effect. If the ban moves forward, experts warn that it could cripple the entirety of the … Read more
Planned Parenthood files legal challenge to protect Medicaid funding in South Carolina
A Supreme Court ruling in June curtailed patients’ ability to sue to see the health care providers of their choice. Read more at NBC News
Ohio Planned Parenthood affiliate rejects Medicaid amid fears over Trump cuts
Group fears administration could try to claw back Medicaid payments if judge’s ruling on reimbursements is overturned Read more at The Guardian