Federal funding for Planned Parenthood resumes after one-year ban expires

Federal Medicaid reimbursements to Planned Parenthood facilities for non-abortion services resumed July 5 after a one-year defunding provision enacted in President Donald Trump’s 2025 “Big Beautiful Bill” expired. The funding resumption prompted sharp criticism from pro-life groups that had urged Republicans to extend the ban.

The temporary ban, signed by Trump on July 4, 2025, prevented Planned Parenthood from receiving roughly $800 million in annual Medicaid reimbursements. The restriction applied only to reimbursements for non-abortion services, such as contraception and testing for sexually transmitted infections, because the Hyde Amendment already generally bars federal funding for most abortions. Pro-life groups argue that those reimbursements still indirectly subsidize abortion providers by helping them sustain broader operations. ---More...