A federal judge on Monday temporarily blocked a provision in President Donald Trump’s domestic policy package that cut Medicaid funding to certain abortion providers — a measure that primarily impacted Planned Parenthood.
The provision in the One Big Beautiful Bill barred Medicaid funding for one year for health care providers that perform abortions and receive more than $800,000 in reimbursements annually. Shortly after Trump signed the policy package into law, Planned Parenthood — the nation’s largest abortion provider — sued, saying the provision would have “devastating consequences” for patients seeking basic health care services, including STI treatment and cancer screenin
