Defund Planned Parenthood via Medicaid; withdraw abortion-travel 1115s; enforce Weldon cuts
Mandate directs withdrawing Medicaid abortion-travel guidance/1115s, disqualifying elective abortion providers from Medicaid, Weldon Amendment funding cuts to states requiring abortion coverage, Section 1303 separate-payment enforcement, Hyde audits, and EMTALA abortion-guidance rescission.
Mandate
Mandate Ch. 14 (HHS) — Life agenda: withdraw Medicaid abortion-travel guidance and DOJ OLC Hyde interpretation; issue guidance/rules disqualifying elective abortion providers from Medicaid; withdraw up to 10% Medicaid funds from states requiring abortion insurance (Weldon); reinstate Trump Section 1303 separate-payment rule; audit Hyde compliance; rescind EMTALA abortion guidance and end related investigations.
Undo plan
1) Rescind Medicaid provider exclusions targeting Planned Parenthood and similar reproductive health networks.
2) Restore coverage pathways for abortion travel/care consistent with post-Dobbs state law and federal funding rules as lawfully interpreted.
3) Withdraw coercive Weldon-based Medicaid penalties against states with abortion coverage mandates.
4) Replace politicized EMTALA abortion guidance with clinically grounded emergency-stabilization standards protecting pregnant patients.
5) Verify: Title X/Medicaid women’s health visit volumes; maternal mortality; ER EMTALA compliance reviews.