Friday, January 19, 2018

Trump opens door for states to defund Planned Parenthood

Via Billy

The Trump administration is rescinding an April 2016 letter that the Obama administration sent to states warning them that restricting Medicaid funding to Planned Parenthood could violate federal law. (Michael Reynolds/Pool via Bloomberg)

The Trump administration is overturning Obama-era advisories aimed at preventing states from cutting Medicaid funding to Planned Parenthood.

The administration is rescinding an April 2016 letter that the Obama administration sent to states warning them that restricting Medicaid funding to Planned Parenthood could violate federal law.

Administration officials said Friday it is rescinding the guidance to give states more flexibility over how they manage Medicaid.

“States who run Medicaid jointly have had a say in whether providers in borders eligible to participate in Medicaid program,” said Charmaine Yoest, assistant secretary for public affairs at Health and Human Services.

2 comments:

  1. "Planned Parenthood" should be TOTALLY defunded. All it is, is a legalized murder outfit.

    Bob

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