Planned Parenthood clinics dropping access to Medicaid after funding cuts
Some Planned Parenthood locations have stopped accepting Medicaid, the government health insurance program for low-income individuals. President Donald Trump’s “Big, Beautiful Bill,” signed on July 4, immediately cut off Medicaid funding to Planned Parenthood for one year.
On Monday, July 7, Planned Parenthood filed a lawsuit against the Trump administration, challenging the Medicaid payments provision in Trump’s reconciliation bill.
Federal court issues temporary restraining order
A federal judge on Monday issued a temporary restraining order for 14 days, temporarily halting part of Trump’s policy, so some Planned Parenthood offices are still allowed to treat Medicaid patients despite the funding ban.
“We’re grateful that the court acted swiftly to block this unconstitutional law attacking Planned Parenthood providers and patients,” a statement on Planned Parenthood’s website reads. “Already, in states across the country, providers and health center staff have been forced to turn away patients who use Medicaid to get basic sexual and reproductive health care because President Trump and his backers in Congress passed a law to block them from going to Planned Parenthood.”
Some clinics announce end to Medicaid services
However, on Wednesday, July 9, both the Planned Parenthood clinic of Metropolitan Washington, D.C., and the Planned Parenthood clinic of the Rocky Mountains announced on their website that they can no longer accept Medicaid.
“With the passage of the reconciliation bill into law on July 4, 2025, Planned Parenthood health centers, including Planned Parenthood of Metropolitan Washington, DC (PPMW) centers, can no longer accept Medicaid coverage for care,” said a statement by the Planned Parenthood clinic of Metropolitan Washington, D.C.
“This ‘defund’ provision is a cruel, harmful, and inhumane law that will strip health care from thousands of people in the DC metropolitan region and millions across the country,” the statement added.
That means patients who rely on Medicaid may no longer be able to get services at those specific clinics.
Clinics offer discounts and payment plans
PPMW says it is offering Medicaid patients a 40% discount to all self-pay patients through the end of August. “We will provide financial assistance for your continuation of your care, including abortion care, primary care, and all other services,” a statement from PPMW reads.
The clinic is also offering flexible payment plans, according to its official website.
Ella Rae Greene, Editor In Chief
