Planned Parenthood won a temporary injunction on Monday that allows its clinics to continue to receive Medicaid funding for services that are unrelated to abortion.
NEWS: After Texas banned abortion, more women nearly bled to death during miscarriage
Before states banned abortion, one of the gravest outcomes of early miscarriage could easily be avoided: Doctors could offer a dilation and curettage procedure, which quickly empties the uterus and allows it to close, protecting against a life-threatening hemorrhage.
NEWS: Supreme Court paves way for South Carolina and other states to defund Planned Parenthood
The U.S. Supreme Court has paved the way for South Carolina to kick Planned Parenthood out of its Medicaid program over its status as an abortion provider, a decision that could embolden red states across the country to effectively “defund” the reproductive healthcare organization.
Primary Care Is in Crisis and the RUC Is a Big Reason Why
The Relative Value Scale Update Committee (RUC), convened by the American Medical Association, has an outsized role in deciding how Medicare and, indirectly, most insurance plans determine physician pay.
NEWS: Supreme Court to hear arguments over whether states may subpoena faith-based pregnancy centers
The Supreme Court to hear arguments over whether states may subpoena faith-based pregnancy centers.
NEWS: Montana Supreme Court declares 2021 abortion restrictions unconstitutional
Montana’s Supreme Court upheld a lower court ruling that struck down as unconstitutional several laws restricting abortion access, including a ban beyond 20 weeks of gestation.
NEWS: Trump admin revokes guidance requiring hospitals to provide emergency abortions
The Trump administration announced on Tuesday that it would revoke guidance to the nation’s hospitals that directed them to provide emergency abortions for women when they are necessary to stabilize their medical condition.
Medicaid Matters for You
Medicaid gives people access to essential health care and supports when they need it most, but enormous Republican-proposed cuts would jeopardize the health of over 70 million people, including children, pregnant people, older adults, people with disabilities and people with low incomes. As we look ahead to the 60th anniversary of the Social Security Amendments on July 30, 2025, more commonly known as the Medicare and Medicaid Act, we reflect on the importance of this program to people nationwide.
Medicaid Matters for My Husband’s Patients
Throughout this spring, the National Partnership is highlighting the importance of Medicaid in the lives of our staff and their loved ones, proudly proclaiming Medicaid Matters. In this blog post, we highlight our colleague Sarah’s husband, Dr. Albert Coombs III, DMD, who highlights a front tooth, a full smile, and the power of Medicaid.
NEWS: Abortion stopped in Missouri again in the wake of state Supreme Court ruling
Planned Parenthood halted abortions in Missouri on Tuesday after the state’s top court ordered new rulings in the tumultuous legal saga over a ban that voters struck down last November.
Women & Birthing People in Border Communities Face Escalating Attacks on Health Care Access Under the Trump Administration
Women and birthing people living in communities along the U.S.-Mexico border face persistent barriers to accessing the care they need, and the Trump Administration and Republican policymakers’ agenda is further exacerbating these challenges. Policies like border militarization and cuts to public health funding will worsen access to comprehensive care, including critical primary, maternal, and reproductive health care services.
Medicaid Matters for My Sister TJ
Medicaid provides essential health coverage to mothers, older women, women with disabilities and women with low incomes when they need it most. Medicaid matters for women across the country – including my sister TJ.
NEWS: A brain-dead woman’s pregnancy raises questions about Georgia’s abortion law
Adriana Smith, a 30 year-old nurse and mother, was about nine weeks pregnant in February when doctors declared her brain dead after she suffered a medical emergency. But Smith’s mother, April Newkirk, told Atlanta TV station WXIA that doctors at Emory University Hospital have been keeping her organs functioning since then until the fetus can be delivered, citing Georgia’s law banning most abortions…
NEWS: RFK Jr orders mifepristone review as anti-abortion groups push for ban
The US health secretary, Robert F Kennedy Jr, said on Wednesday that he had directed the FDA to review the regulations around the abortion pill mifepristone.
Medicaid Matters for Me (Lorena’s Story)
From childhood to early adulthood I received my health insurance through Passport Health Plan, a Kentucky Medicaid insurance provider. Medicaid is the largest provider of health coverage for children in the United States – covering approximately 40 percent of children nationwide. Proposed cuts to Medicaid threaten access to this vital source of health care.
CMS’s Transforming Maternal Health Model: A Roadmap For States
CMS’s recently launched Transforming Maternal Health model is a comprehensive framework for addressing the maternal health crisis.
NEWS: Inside conservatives’ strategy to curb abortion pill access
The nation’s most influential anti-abortion groups have a new plan to roll back access to the procedure for millions of Americans in what they’re calling the “biggest opportunity for the pro-life movement” since toppling Roe v. Wade.
NEWS: What Trump has done on reproductive health care in his first 100 days
This week marks 100 days since President Donald Trump took office for a second term. In that time, Trump has made several moves that affect abortion and reproductive health care access across the country.
Medicaid Matters for My Mom Maria
Medicaid gives people access to essential health care and support when they need it most, but enormous Republican-proposed cuts would jeopardize the health of over 70 million people, including children, pregnant people, older adults, people with disabilities and...
NEWS: People in states with abortion bans are twice as likely to die during pregnancy
Pregnant people living in states with abortion bans are almost twice as likely to die during pregnancy or soon after giving birth, a report released Wednesday found.
