Judge orders Trump administration to continue Medicaid funding to Planned Parenthood

<p>Reproductive health giant is battling political and economic headwinds as Trump works to ‘defund’ the organization</p><p>A federal judge on Monday ruled that the Trump administration must continue to reimburse Planned Parenthood clinics nationwide for Medicaid-funded services, as the reproductive health giant heads to war with the White House over its efforts to “defund” the organization through Trump’s sweeping tax bill.</p><p>The new order replaces and expands a previous edict handed down by US district judge Indira Talwani in Boston last week. The judge initially granted a preliminary injunction specifically blocking the government from cutting Medicaid payments only to Planned Parenthood affiliates that did not provide abortions or did not receive at least $800,000 in Medicaid reimbursements in a given year.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/jul/28/planned-parenthood-medicaid-ruling-trump">Continue reading...</a>