Maine Family Planning Ending Primary Care Over $2M Trump Medicaid Cuts

Maine Family Planning, a network of clinics serving low-income residents, announced it will cease primary care operations by October 31, 2025, due to loss of approximately $2 million in Medicaid reimbursements caused by a Trump administration policy embedded in a congressional budget reconciliation bill. This policy bars Medicaid funding from clinics providing abortion care, even for unrelated medical services, impacting providers like Maine Family Planning and Planned Parenthood. Despite the shutdown of primary care, the organization will continue offering family planning services such as birth control, STI testing, cancer screenings, and OB-GYN visits. Maine Family Planning is engaged in ongoing legal challenges against the funding cuts, arguing the exclusion violates the Constitution’s Equal Protection clause, though a federal court denied preliminary relief and the case is now before the First Circuit Court of Appeals. The cuts have forced the organization to notify nearly 1,000 primary care patients and work with them to find alternative providers, highlighting the broader impact on rural healthcare access. President and CEO George Hill emphasized their commitment to fighting the law and maintaining comprehensive reproductive health services despite these financial and legal obstacles.