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| Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton |
Texas initially filed to end Planned Parenthood's designation as a Medicaid provider in 2016. Planned Parenthood attempted to stay on Medicaid by filing multiple lawsuits against the state, but their attempts ultimately failed in February 2021.
Planned Parenthood still took Medicaid payments during the years they spent challenging Texas in court. The state now wants the abortion giant to pay back those funds. Texas argues that “Planned Parenthood knowingly and improperly avoided its obligation to repay money owed to the Texas Medicaid program.” According to Paxton, Planned Parenthood's actions are a violation of The Medicare Fraud Prevention Act (TMFPA).
“It is unthinkable that Planned Parenthood would continue to take advantage of funding knowing they were not entitled to keep it,” Paxton said. “I will not allow them to benefit from this abhorrent conduct after they were caught violating medical standards and lying to law enforcement.”
