Last Updated on October 19, 2025 by The HD Post Staff
CALIFORNIA – Planned Parenthood of Orange and San Bernardino Counties (PPOSBC) notified the Employment Development Department that it will lay off 81 employees effective December 13, 2025.
The layoffs come as a result of PPOSBC permanently closing Melody Health, its primary care practice.
The affected staff include physicians, nurses, and administrative staff.
The closure follows the elimination of federal Medicaid reimbursements. This change comes from a provision in President Donald Trump’s budget reconciliation bill.
Under the law, Planned Parenthood is barred from claiming these funds for services supported by federal programs.
Closures affect more than 13,000 patients
Melody Health has been operational for over a decade, offering services such as wellness visits, vaccinations, diabetes management, and behavioral health support across seven locations in Orange and San Bernardino counties.
PPOSBC said terminating the healthcare service would affect more than 13,000 patients.
Nine Planned Parenthood health centers in Orange and San Bernardino counties will remain open for services—including gynecological exams, birth control, STI testing, and abortions, despite closing its primary care program.
PPOSBC president and CEO Krista Hollinger expressed concern over the impact of the federal defunding.
“We are the only healthcare provider many of these patients see. Unfortunately, we are now in an unprecedented situation with defunding, and a deeply painful reality has been forced on us,” she said.
Signed by Trump on July 4, 2025, the defunding provision was initially halted by a court injunction in July but resumed in September after the injunction was lifted.
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