Tuesday, August 20, 2019

Planned Parenthood gave up $60 million, but they still get $500 million from Medicaid

Several news sources are saying President Trump has defunded Planned Parenthood. Planned Parenthood has
just forfeited $60 million in federal funding for refusing to comply with a regulation issued by the Department of Health and Human Services that will prohibit family planning clinics that receive funding under Title X from providing privately funded abortions or referring patients to abortion services.

As The New York Times noted, however, they still receive about $500 million from Medicaid, the federal program that helps provide healthcare for low-income individuals.
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