Planned Parenthood moves to block Medicaid termination in Ohio
Source: The Hill
10/24/25 4:03 PM ET
Two Planned Parenthood affiliates have moved to challenge the Ohio Department of Medicaid (ODM) from prohibiting their participation in Medicaid. Planned Parenthood of Greater Ohio and Planned Parenthood Southwest Ohio Region requested an administrative hearing to challenge the state agency’s decision to block them from participating in the federal health insurance program.
According to a Friday press release, the ODM sent letters to both Planned Parenthood affiliates in late September informing them of the termination. The release said the change would prevent more than 27,000 people “from receiving affordable care” across Ohio.
“We hope the hearing will clarify that the federal funding prohibition is purely a political attack on Planned Parenthood and does not provide any basis for ODM to terminate Planned Parenthood from the program,” Melissa Cohen, general counsel for both Planned Parenthood affiliates, said in the release.
The One Big Beautiful Bill Act — a large spending and tax bill signed into law by President Trump in July — included provisions that prevented Planned Parenthood and other organizations offering abortions from receiving Medicaid reimbursements for at least the next year.
Read more: https://thehill.com/policy/healthcare/5572315-planned-parenthood-appeals-medicaid-decision/