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House votes to bar Planned Parenthood from Medicaid provider network; debate centers on preventive care access
Summary
The House passed House Committee Substitute Senate Bill 378 to remove Planned Parenthood and related entities from Medicaid provider lists. The measure passed second reading 61-47 and passed third reading by voice vote after contentious debate about impacts on family‑planning and preventive services.
The North Carolina House on Oct. 22 approved a measure to disenroll Planned Parenthood Federation of America and associated entities as Medicaid providers.
The bill’s sponsor said the measure was written to align state policy with recent federal restrictions and to redirect Medicaid business to community health centers. "Number 1, it disenrolls Planned Parenthood Federation of America and associated entities as Medicaid providers," the sponsor said on the floor.
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