The Colorado House of Representatives on Sunday passed a bill that would use state money to fund Medicaid reimbursements for reproductive health care providers, namely Planned Parenthood, that have recently faced federal funding cuts. The bill was proposed in the wake of President Donald Trump signing the federal Republican tax break and spending cut law, dubbed the One Big Beautiful Bill Act, in July. That law prohibited Planned Parenthood from receiving federal Medicaid funds, including for services like sexually transmitted disease screenings and HIV-related treatments. Federal law already bars federal Medicaid money from funding most abortion services. Senate Bill 002 forces the state to step in. It would require the Department of Health Care Policy and Financing, which administers the state’s Medicaid program, to use state funds to reimburse health care providers that are prohibited from receiving federal Medicaid reimbursements. ✍️ Read the full story by Delilah Brumer at west...