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House Rules Committee advances PCS to remove Planned Parenthood as Medicaid provider
Summary
The House Rules Committee gave a favorable report to a committee substitute (PCS) for a Senate bill that would remove Planned Parenthood and affiliated entities from North Carolina's Medicaid program, prompting questions from members about potential gaps in care and transition timelines.
At a meeting of the North Carolina House Rules Committee, members voted to give a favorable report to a committee substitute (PCS) for Senate Bill 3 78, a proposal to remove Planned Parenthood Federation of America and affiliated entities from the state's Medicaid program and to discontinue any Medicaid contracts with those entities, Representative Arp said.
Representative Arp, the bill's presenter, said the measure "makes clear that public dollars will no longer flow to abortion providers like Planned Parenthood, ensuring our Medicaid program focus instead on health care providers who offer comprehensive care for women without undermining the values of North Carolinians." He said the PCS aligns North Carolina with a federal law that…
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