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Trump administration reassures on Title X family planning program
Source: Associated Press
Trump administration reassures on family planning program
By RICARDO ALONSO-ZALDIVAR
23 minutes ago
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Trump administration says “there will be no gaps in service” in the nation’s $260 million family planning program, even as it acknowledges missing a Nov. 1 deadline for providing grant information to local agencies.
Health and Human Services officials said in a statement Tuesday that they remain committed to the program, which serves about 4 million women annually.
Grant money for the program is expected to run out at the end of March. Known as Title X, the decades-old program enjoys bipartisan support. Funding renewals are usually routine.
Concern about unexplained delays prompted Democratic lawmakers to write HHS Secretary Alex Azar last week.
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By RICARDO ALONSO-ZALDIVAR
23 minutes ago
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Trump administration says “there will be no gaps in service” in the nation’s $260 million family planning program, even as it acknowledges missing a Nov. 1 deadline for providing grant information to local agencies.
Health and Human Services officials said in a statement Tuesday that they remain committed to the program, which serves about 4 million women annually.
Grant money for the program is expected to run out at the end of March. Known as Title X, the decades-old program enjoys bipartisan support. Funding renewals are usually routine.
Concern about unexplained delays prompted Democratic lawmakers to write HHS Secretary Alex Azar last week.
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Read more: https://apnews.com/f716b3a2c7034b188ec5b3b60b852c49/Trump-administration-reassures-on-family-planning-program