Judge temporarily blocks Texas from kicking Planned Parenthood out of Medicaid program FacebookTwitterEmail Planned Parenthood of South Texas office manger, Twila Aguilera, looks at the number of patient intakes and services provided at the San Pedro clinic location on Thursday, Aug. 22nd, 2019.Carlos Javier Sanchez | Contributor A Texas judge on Wednesday temporarily blocked Republican leaders from kicking Planned Parenthood out of Medicaid, as the nonprofit provider claims the effort did not follow procedure and could unjustly strip some 8,000 low-income women of critical care including birth control, STI treatments and cancer screenings. State health officials had given women on Medicaid until Wednesday to find alternatives to Planned Parenthood for the non-abortion services. Planned Parenthood and other women’s health advocates have warned there are few other providers willing to provide the care, in part because the state’s reimbursement rate is among the lowest in the country.