Madison, Wis.
Planned Parenthood of Wisconsin said it was able to continue planning abortions starting Monday because it no longer fits the definition of an “approved organization” that took effect this month and can receive Medicaid money.
The organization said it has dropped its designation as an essential public provider “as defined under the Affordable Care Act. Dropping the designation will not result in increased costs for abortions or other services or affect the organization’s finances, Planned Parenthood of Wisconsin President and CEO Tanya Atkinson said.
“At this point, in all of our research and analysis, we really shouldn’t see a significant impact on patient access,” he said. “If stopping this affects our bottom line, then we have to understand what that path is.”
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Wisconsin, where abortion is legal but the Republican-controlled legislature passed many access restrictions, was the only state where Planned Parenthood stopped all abortions because of the new federal law, Atkinson said.
Because of the complexity and variety of state abortion laws, organized unions are responding to the new federal law in a variety of ways, Atkinson said. For example, in Arizona, Planned Parenthood stopped accepting Medicaid but continued to provide abortions.
Impact on Wisconsin abortion clinics
In Wisconsin, the release of the previous 26-day diplomas meant that women often went to clinics in the eastern corner and above the state, including going to Chicago, which is within three hours of parenting places.
Comprehensive medical services and comprehensive care are provided at clinics in Milwaukee.
Atkinson said that “it did” really, it’s really hard to say “How many women are affected by mima for a while in the services. He does not have numbers on how many women who want an abortion since Shieat began to seek services elsewhere.
Planned Parenthood of Wisconsin serves about 50,000 people, and about 60% of them are covered by Medicaid, the organization said.
Given those numbers, the most important thing was to find a way to continue to receive Medicaid money and throw the status of the “critical provider” “in the form of a gateway, said Atkinson.
Wisconsin is part of a federal lawsuit challenging the provision of the law. The Court of Fiscal Court issued in September said the Government can stop payments while the court challenges the advance provision.
Medicaid classification
Planned Parenthood of Wisconsin reported on Sept. 29 US Court filing on behalf of our health and human services that family planning agencies can continue to bill Medicaid if they stop.
By waiving that deduction, it no longer fits the definition of a “prohibited organization” under federal law and can continue to receive federal Medicaid money, the agency said. Planned Parenthood in Wisconsin does not give its tax status away.
The designation “Major Community Provider” was originally given to organizations to help facilitate In-Network coverage by paying for private health insurance, Planned Parenthood said.
Atkinson called it a “tricky provision” of the law and doesn’t expect the offering to affect Planned Parenthood’s ability to continue providing abortions and other services.
Planned Parenthood offers many services including cancer screening and sexually transmitted disease testing and treatment. Federal Medicaid money already doesn’t cover abortions, but their partners rely on Medicaid to keep them going. Services other than abortion are expected to increase the light of the new law.
Planned Parenthood performed 3,727 abortions in Wisconsin between Oct. 1, 2023, and September. 30, 2024, the group said.
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