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Texas advocates see familiar health care turmoil brewing as 'defunding' rule hits rest of the US First in a five-part series.To some, the warning bells started sounding years ago.

Texas advocates see familiar health care turmoil brewing as the federal Medicaid "defunding" rule hits the rest of the U.S.

Part 1 in our series on repro care access. From @kelciemmorris.bsky.social and @sofiaresnick.bsky.social /@statesnewsroom.com:

www.newsfromthestates.com/article/texa...

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This States Newsroom project explores how the provision strains reproductive health care nationwide.

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Some Democratic-led states pledged to help fund family planning services. It’s not always enough. Fifth in a five-part series. Hope Broussard’s intrauterine device should have brought relief from her severe periods. But at 17, it started causing debilitating pain.

Part 5, from @kelciemmorris.bsky.social and me: Some Democratic-led states pledged to help fund family planning services. But it's not always enough. www.newsfromthestates.com/article/some...

Washington Post push alert: Breaking News The Trump administration quietly approved a new abortion drug, infuriating the right

No they fucking didn’t—they said another manufacturer can make generic mifepristone, the same drug that’s been on the market for 25 years

Restricting, cutting Medicaid funding shifts more reproductive health care to telemedicine • Michigan Advance Fourth in a five-part series. Sarah Elgatian was in too much pain to feel awkward.  That morning in 2019, she was hunched over her toilet, feeling what she described as a “weird burning nausea,” abdom...

Here is the fourth in a five-part series looking at ways in which new Medicaid rules are straining reproductive health care.

Story from @sofiaresnick.bsky.social

michiganadvance.com/2025/10/02/r...

These two states are mostly inaccessible by road. Medicaid cuts could make travel for care harder. For a local Alaska resident who didn’t qualify for Medicaid because she made a few dollars over the income threshold, Title X family planning funding would have been an option for care at Planned Pare...

Alaska and Hawaii are mostly inaccessible by road, and Medicaid cuts could make travel for care harder, by
@kelciemmorris.bsky.social www.newsfromthestates.com/article/thes...

Amid federal uncertainty, Planned Parenthood hits Maine streets to reach patients directly

In Maine, Planned Parenthood has launched a canvassing effort, part advocacy and part to inform people their clinics offer a wide range of services -- like flu shots, via @eeshapen.bsky.social www.newsfromthestates.com/article/amid...

‘We aren’t going anywhere:’ Idaho’s last Planned Parenthood plans to stay open despite federal cuts MERIDIAN — By one early afternoon in late August, Dr. Colleen McNicholas had already inserted an IUD, seen a patient to provide gender-affirming care and helped a patient access HIV prevention medicat...

Meanwhile, Idaho's last Planned Parenthood clinic plans to stay open despite federal cuts, via @pfannyyy.bsky.social: www.newsfromthestates.com/article/we-a...

One eastern Oregon clinic is a health care ‘lifeline.’ Medicaid cuts threaten its existence When Planned Parenthood Columbia Willamette opened a health center in eastern Oregon in 2023, it did so expecting that Idaho’s looming abortion ban would force patients to travel to Oregon for care. T...

A clinic in an eastern Oregon farming town has a become a critical abortion access point for Idahoans. Its existence is now threatened, via @miamaldonado.bsky.social and @kelciemmorris.bsky.social www.newsfromthestates.com/article/one-...

Maine Family Planning will shut down its primary care practice because of federal funding cuts Maine Family Planning will shutter its primary care practice by the end of the month after being blocked from accepting Medicaid funds.

Another consequence of the new federal Medicaid rule for abortion providers: Maine Family Planning is shutting down its primary care practice, via @eeshapen.bsky.social www.newsfromthestates.com/article/main...

Restricting, cutting Medicaid funding shifts more reproductive health care to telemedicine Fourth in a five-part series.Sarah Elgatian was in too much pain to feel awkward.

Part 4, from me: Telehealth has expanded in the reproductive health space, especially at Planned Parenthood, but experts say it's only part of the solution: www.newsfromthestates.com/article/rest...

@susanrinkunas.com and I contacted every Planned Parenthood affiliate potentially affected by the Medicaid “defund.”

Here’s what we learned about whether people with Medicaid can still visit their local PP:

This is bonkers. The antiabortion movement has put a full court press on FDA to restrict mifepristone, and everyone is on edge that it will do so.

So what does FDA do? It approves a new generic mifepristone without changing anything about the restrictions.

Thank you RFK? ?!?!

Protesters at US Capitol back Democrats in shutdown fight over health care costs | Alaska Beacon A large crowd gathered on Capitol Hill Tuesday hours before a federal government shutdown to protest rising health care costs — the crux of Democrats’ stand against approving a temporary Republican…

Protesters at US Capitol back Democrats in shutdown fight over health care costs, reports Ashley Murray for @statesnewsroom.com via the @alaskabeacon.com

Cervical cancer could be eradicated, experts say. But not with Medicaid cuts and anti-vax politics. Third in a five-part series.It had been a decade since Jess Deis’ last women’s wellness exam when Kentucky expanded Medicaid and she finally qualified for the state insurance program.

Part 3: Cervical cancer could be eradicated, experts say.
But not with Medicaid cuts and anti-vax politics.
via @kelciemmorris.bsky.social www.newsfromthestates.com/article/cerv...

The federal government started shutting down early Wednesday after Congress failed to approve a funding bill before the beginning of the new fiscal year.

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Medicaid patients lose quick access to basic care after Planned Parenthood cuts and closures Second in a five-part series.When Margaret Crawford found out her reproductive health care provider was closing soon due to federal funding cuts, she scheduled an appointment for her annual exam. But ...

The only two Planned Parenthood clinics in Louisiana are set to close today. I talked to providers and advocates from coast to coast — California lost 5 clinics in July — about what the "defunding" provision means for patients in low-income communities. www.newsfromthestates.com/article/medi...

Medicaid patients lose quick access to basic care after Planned Parenthood cuts and closures Second in a five-part series.When Margaret Crawford found out her reproductive health care provider was closing soon due to federal funding cuts, she scheduled an appointment for her annual exam. But ...

Part 2 in our series comes from @elishabrown.bsky.social www.newsfromthestates.com/article/medi...

New: Planned Parenthood Arizona says it has "made the incredibly difficult decision to suspend providing essential health care services to patients insured through Medicaid" due to federal efforts to "defund" Planned Parenthood.

Hundreds of thousands of federal employees face furloughs under Trump shutdown plans WASHINGTON — The Trump administration began posting plans over the weekend that detail how hundreds of thousands of federal workers will be furloughed during a government shutdown, while others will k...

Hundreds of thousands of federal employees face furloughs under Trump shutdown plans

Story by @jennifershutt.bsky.social

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What's special about this series, imo, is that with two dedicated reproductive rights reporters (@sofiaresnick.bsky.social and me), we were able to interview clinicians and patients from nearly every region of the country, including Alaska and Hawaii.

This is what your donation dollars fund. <3

Planned Parenthood ‘resolved’ to keep serving Kentuckians even without Medicaid dollars LOUISVILLE — Planned Parenthood’s leadership has “no plans” to close its two Kentucky locations following a judge’s ruling that the government can block Medicaid funding to the organization for a year...

Kentucky's Planned Parenthood affiliate reports caring for nearly 5,000 patients a year and says their centers in Lexington and Louisville will keep their doors open despite the loss of Medicaid funding, via @sarahelizabethladd.bsky.social www.newsfromthestates.com/article/plan...

A federal government shutdown is nearing. Here's a guide for what to expect. WASHINGTON — Congress’ failure to pass a short-term government funding bill before midnight Tuesday will lead to the first shutdown in nearly seven years and give President Donald Trump broad authorit...

ICYMI: A federal government shutdown is nearing.

Here's a guide for what to expect.

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Texas advocates see familiar health care turmoil brewing as 'defunding' rule hits rest of the US First in a five-part series.To some, the warning bells started sounding years ago.

The first story, from @kelciemmorris.bsky.social and me, details what happened in Texas after officials expunged Planned Parenthood from the state Medicaid program, signaling what was to come for the rest of the country: www.newsfromthestates.com/article/texa...

Unraveling Series | News From The States

Check out @statesnewsroom's new series from the Reproductive Rights team: www.newsfromthestates.com/tags/unravel...

Texas advocates see familiar health care turmoil brewing as 'defunding' rule hits rest of the US First in a five-part series.To some, the warning bells started sounding years ago.

Our series, The Unraveling Safety Net: How a new Medicaid rule strains reproductive health care, launched today. First up: @kelciemmorris.bsky.social and @sofiaresnick.bsky.social on what happened when Texas enacted a similar ban years before Roe fell. www.newsfromthestates.com/article/texa...

A federal government shutdown is nearing. Here's a guide for what to expect. WASHINGTON — Congress’ failure to pass a short-term government funding bill before midnight Tuesday will lead to the first shutdown in nearly seven years and give President Donald Trump broad authorit...

A federal government shutdown is nearing. Here's a guide for what to expect.

w/ @ashleymurray.bsky.social @fischler.bsky.social @arianalfigueroa.bsky.social and Shauneen Miranda

www.newsfromthestates.com/article/fede...

Planned Parenthood of Wisconsin to Halt Abortion Services Sources say the affiliate isn't scheduling abortion appointments after September 30 in an apparent attempt to avoid Medicaid "defunding."

SCOOP: In June, @susanrinkunas.com and I reported at @autonomynews.co that Planned Parenthood was poised to let some of its affiliates stop providing abortion care in order to maintain Medicaid eligibility.

PPWI appears to be the first affiliate to do so.

She managed to get a farmworker visa. Once in the U.S., she endured abuse. A Prism investigation reveals that women are routinely shut out of the H-2A program. Those who get in report doing non-agricultural labor and facing sexual violence and trafficking

Extremely proud of @tinavasquez.bsky.social & this very sensitive, difficult, & deeply informative investigation highlighting Isabella, a former H-2A visa worker who thought she was entering the program for agricultural work but faced harrowing circumstances instead. prismreports.org/2025/09/24/w...

Trump ties autism to Tylenol use in pregnancy despite inconclusive scientific evidence WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump announced Monday that his administration believes it’s found one contributing factor of autism and a possible treatment, though experts have said such claims are in...

Despite President Trump's unfounded medical claims yesterday, experts say acetaminophen is the safest pain reliever for pregnant women, via @jennifershutt.bsky.social www.newsfromthestates.com/article/trum...