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Trump administration restoring some family planning funds to red states |
The Trump administration is restoring millions of dollars of Title X family planning funds to state health departments in Oklahoma and Tennessee. |
The Oklahoma State Department of Health told The Hill the Trump administration is giving them at least $1.96 million under the Title X program. The Tennessee Department of Health also received an award notice, but it is still unclear just how much funding they are set to receive. Title X is the country's only federal program solely dedicated to providing birth control and reproductive health care to low-income Americans. In 2013, the program supported nearly 4,000 clinics that served almost 2.8 million people, according to health advocacy nonprofit KFF. Both state health departments were Title X grant recipients until the 2022 Dobbs decision overturned Roe v. Wade, and the states banned abortion. A year later, both Oklahoma and Tennessee health departments were disqualified from the program by the Biden administration after they violated a rule requiring them to provide comprehensive pregnancy options counseling including abortion referrals if requested. The state health departments lost millions of dollars in funding that was distributed to other clinics, including Planned Parenthood. The Biden administration in 2021 required that state-funded providers who want to receive money from the Title X program give patients "neutral, factual information and nondirective counseling" about all their options, including abortion, followed by facts about where the service could be obtained, if asked. The Department of Health and Human Services at the time said states such as Oklahoma that banned abortion could comply with the Title X rules by simply ensuring that providers offer the telephone number of a third-party hotline to patients who request pregnancy counseling or a referral. But they refused, effectively prohibiting any discussions about elective abortions. The move to restore funding to red states follows the Trump administration's announcement that it was withholding Title X funding from 16 groups, including nine Planned Parenthood affiliates. |
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How policy will be impacting the health care sector this week and beyond: |
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A coalition of health researchers, unions and other stakeholders filed a lawsuit Wednesday challenging the abrupt cancellation of billions of dollars in research grants by the National Institutes of Health (NIH) as unconstitutional. The coalition, represented by the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU), argues the administration's "ongoing ideological purge of hundreds of critical research projects" violates federal … |
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Democratic officials from 23 states and the District of Columbia will get a Thursday hearing in a case suing to stop the Trump administration from canceling more than $11 billion in public health funding. The states sued the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) on Tuesday, asking for a preliminary injunction and temporary restraining order to stop the cuts from taking effect. The officials claimed the administration … |
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A bipartisan trio in the Senate unveiled a proposal Wednesday to require schools to offer nondairy milk options at lunch to accommodate students who are lactose intolerant or have other dietary restrictions. The National School Lunch Program (NSLP) has long required school lunches to include milk on all trays in order for schools to be reimbursed for the meals. But the Freedom in School Cafeterias and Lunches (FISCAL) Act — … |
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Record high can't afford health care: Gallup |
The share of U.S. adults who have recently been unable to afford health care has reached a new high, according to report published by Gallup, with Black and Hispanic adults accounting for much of the increase. The Gallup report, conducted in partnership with the nonprofit West Health, found that 11 percent of U.S. adults — roughly 29 million — have recently been unable to afford or access quality health care. That marks a 3 … |
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Local and state headlines on health care: |
- New Wyoming abortion law forces more patients to travel to neighboring states (Wyoming Public Media)
- California just blew a deadline for voter-approved health care measure—losing millions of federal dollars (Cal Matters)
- Virginia tribe accuses Youngkin, state of undermining health system (The Washington Post)
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Health news we've flagged from other outlets: |
- Trump administration begins mass cuts of federal health policy researchers (Stat)
- Study finds strongest evidence that shingles vaccine helps cut dementia risk (The Guardian)
- How much will that surgery cost? 🤷 Hospital prices remain largely unhelpful. (KFF Health News)
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