Planned Parenthood is turning to services like Botox to stay afloat

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The Sacramento clinic is part of Planned Parenthood Mar Monte, the largest Planned Parenthood affiliate in the country, covering Northern California and parts of Nevada.

It has started offering a new set of services, ranging from Botox to IV hydration for skin rejuvenation, or for after a night of drinking, all of which patients pay for with cash. They can also request sedation for certain procedures, like the placement of an intrauterine device.

The shift comes as Planned Parenthood faces financial uncertainty after President Donald Trump and Congress stripped funding for the abortion-rights organization as part of the tax and spending package passed last year. The cuts, which prevent Planned Parenthood and other organizations that perform abortions from accepting Medicaid as payment for non-abortion services, are set to expire this summer. Congress could renew them for another year.

The affiliate says about 75 to 80% of its patients are on Medi-Cal, California's Medicaid program. Revenue from the new offerings could allow the affiliate to continue providing reproductive healthcare while it tries to fill the funding gap.

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Planned Parenthood charges $9 per unit of Botox, which, depending on location, could be 25 to 50% cheaper than other providers.

California Gov. Gavin Newsom, a Democrat, and state lawmakers have allocated hundreds of millions of dollars in state funding to Planned Parenthood and other organizations like it since the federal cuts, including $90 million in February.

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The organization's leaders, though, say it isn't clear whether that will cover costs for core services, including cancer screenings, STI testing and contraceptive care, in the long run if Congress reinstates cuts.

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While the affiliate offers Botox and IV hydration at select locations for now, it's exploring an expansion into cosmetic fillers and GLP-1 weight-loss treatments. Dalton says the new services could serve as a blueprint for other clinics trying to keep their doors open.