Planned Parenthood of Wisconsin announced that it would resume giving abortion care at its facilities Monday after service was paused due to Medicaid budget cuts resulting from US President Trump’s “One Big Beautiful Bill” Act.

On September 29, the Department of Health and Human Services stated that “f amily planning organizations could continue billing Medicaid by relinquishing their tax-exempt status or relinquishing their Essential Community Provider status.”

Section 156.235 of the Code of Federal Regulations defines “Essential Community Providers” as services for patients who are low-income or in an area with a healthcare professional shortage. However, Trump’s July bill created a “prohibited entities” subcategory that excludes Planned Parenthood organizations from claiming tax

See Full Page