Court rules Trump administration can deny Medicaid funding to Maine Family Planning

A federal district court ruled Monday that the Trump administration can continue to deny Medicaid funding to Maine Family Planning.Maine Family Planning runs a large network of reproductive health care clinics in the state and serves thousands of low-income Mainers, mainly in rural areas. They say nearly half of their patients rely on Medicaid.Maine Family Planning said in a statement after the ruling that this means they will “be forced to turn away all of their primary care patients by the end of October.” They also say this means they may have to close clinics and cut other services in the future. The clinics provide testing for sexually transmitted infections, cancer screenings, contraception and primary care.Earlier this year, Maine Family Planning lost Medicaid funding when the Big Beautiful Bill became law because it provides abortion care. However, Maine Family Planning said no federal Medicaid funds are used for abortion services.The Center for Reproductive Rights filed a lawsuit on behalf of Maine Family Planning in July.Maine Family Planning runs 18 clinics across the state and serves around 8,000 patients each year.

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A federal district court ruled Monday that the Trump administration can continue to deny Medicaid funding to Maine Family Planning.

Maine Family Planning runs a large network of reproductive health care clinics in the state and serves thousands of low-income Mainers, mainly in rural areas. They say nearly half of their patients rely on Medicaid.

Maine Family Planning said in a statement after the ruling that this means they will “be forced to turn away all of their primary care patients by the end of October.” They also say this means they may have to close clinics and cut other services in the future.

The clinics provide testing for sexually transmitted infections, cancer screenings, contraception and primary care.

Earlier this year, Maine Family Planning lost Medicaid funding when the Big Beautiful Bill became law because it provides abortion care. However, Maine Family Planning said no federal Medicaid funds are used for abortion services.

The Center for Reproductive Rights filed a lawsuit on behalf of Maine Family Planning in July.

Maine Family Planning runs 18 clinics across the state and serves around 8,000 patients each year.