{"id":2078681,"date":"2023-10-25T06:18:01","date_gmt":"2023-10-25T10:18:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/planned-parenthood-should-face-medicaid-fraud-lawsuit-rules-judge\/"},"modified":"2023-10-25T06:19:43","modified_gmt":"2023-10-25T10:19:43","slug":"planned-parenthood-should-face-medicaid-fraud-lawsuit-rules-judge","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/planned-parenthood-should-face-medicaid-fraud-lawsuit-rules-judge\/","title":{"rendered":"Judge rules Planned Parenthood must face Medicaid fraud lawsuit."},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">18<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fplanned-parenthood-should-face-medicaid-fraud-lawsuit-rules-judge%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2078681&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><blockquote>\n<h2>Planned Parenthood Faces Trial Over Medicare Fraud Claims<\/h2>\n<p>Planned Parenthood is set to go to \u2062trial after a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/planned-parenthood-should-face-medicaid-fraud-lawsuit-rules-judge\/\" title=\"Judge rules Planned Parenthood must face Medicaid fraud lawsuit.\">recent district court ruling<\/a> that could result in\u2062 the organization paying up to $1.8 billion. The lawsuit accuses Planned Parenthood of overbilling\u200d Medicare programs in Texas and Louisiana, even\u2063 after\u200c being \u2062terminated as a provider. U.S.\u2064 District Judge Matthew Kacsmaryk has scheduled the trial to begin on April 16, 2024.<\/p>\n<p>The lawsuit alleges that Planned Parenthood \u200boverbilled by approximately $17\u2063 million, but the potential legal penalties could be much\u200c higher.\u2064 Planned Parenthood claims that the total \u200dliability could reach $1.8 \u200dbillion and have a \u2063significant impact on its \u2062operations in Texas.<\/p>\n<h3>Related Stories<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>\n      <a href=\"http:\/\/www.theepochtimes.com\/us\/doctor-groups-ask-supreme-court-to-target-fda-abortion-drug-approval-5512729?ea_src=author_manual&#038;ea_med=related_stories\"><br \/>\n        <strong>Doctor Groups\u200b Ask Supreme Court to Undo FDA\u2062 Abortion Drug Approval<\/strong><br \/>\n      <\/a><br \/>\n      <br \/>\n      <span class=\"text-comp-caption\">10\/18\/2023<\/span>\n    <\/li>\n<li>\n      <a href=\"http:\/\/www.theepochtimes.com\/us\/pro-life-groups-sue-san-antonio-over-500000-out-of-state-abortion-fund-5512133?ea_src=author_manual&#038;ea_med=related_stories\"><br \/>\n        <strong>Pro-Life\u200c Groups Sue San\u2064 Antonio Over $500,000 Out-of-State Abortion\u2064 Fund<\/strong><br \/>\n      <\/a><br \/>\n      <br \/>\n      <span class=\"text-comp-caption\">10\/17\/2023<\/span>\n    <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>In \u2064a sealed court \u2064order,\u2064 Judge Kacsmaryk ruled\u200b against Planned Parenthood, stating\u2062 that the organization must return some of\u2064 the funds it received \u200dfrom \u200bTexas\u200c and\u2064 Louisiana. The ruling did\u200c not specify the exact amount to be returned.<\/p>\n<p>The lawsuit stems from\u200c undercover footage\u2062 released in 2015, which claimed to show Planned Parenthood\u2063 staff discussing the sale of fetal tissue. Planned Parenthood denied any wrongdoing,\u200c but Texas and Louisiana terminated \u200btheir contracts with the organization.\u200b However, Planned\u200c Parenthood continued to submit claims for Medicaid service payments, resulting in millions of dollars in state and federal funds.<\/p>\n<p>The preliminary injunctions \u200bthat allowed Planned\u2062 Parenthood to continue receiving payments were eventually\u200c lifted, and both Texas\u200c and Louisiana\u2064 ended their\u200b contracts with the\u2062 organization. The \u2063lawsuit alleges that every claim submitted by\u200b Planned Parenthood after \u2063its disqualification was false or fraudulent.<\/p>\n<h2>Planned Parenthood Owes Money<\/h2>\n<p>Planned Parenthood argues\u200c that it committed no wrongdoing in billing Texas\u200c and Louisiana, as the termination decisions were paused by court orders. The organization also claims that it cannot be held\u2063 liable since the states never requested repayment.<\/p>\n<p>However, Judge \u2063Kacsmaryk \u200cdismissed these arguments, stating\u2063 that once the Medicare \u200cterminations became \u2063final, Planned Parenthood was obligated to return \u200bthe money. \u200bThe judge, a Trump appointee and former <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/s-c-house-passes-heartbeat-abortion-bill\/\" title=\"S.C. House passes heartbeat abortion bill\">anti-abortion activist<\/a>, \u200bruled against the organization.<\/p>\n<p>Planned Parenthood remains steadfast in its defense, with Susan Manning, general\u200c counsel\u2062 for Planned Parenthood Federation of\u2064 America, stating, &#8220;The Texas Planned Parenthood affiliates did\u200b not commit Medicaid fraud \u200cand followed \u2064the law, period.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>The court ruling comes at a\u2062 time when \u200c<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/americans-remember-the-48th-annual-march-for-life\/\" title=\"Americans remember the 48th annual March for Life\">pro-life activists<\/a> \u200bare pushing to cut government funding for Planned Parenthood. Rep. Lauren Boebert\u2064 has introduced a\u200c bill to defund the organization for one year, requiring\u200b clinics to\u200c certify that they \u200dwill\u2063 not perform abortions in order \u2062to receive funding.<\/p>\n<p>Planned\u2064 Parenthood received $633.4 million in government funding \u200dbetween July 2020 \u200dand June 2021, according to their report.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p> <\/p>\n<h2> What are the\u2064 specific allegations made against Planned Parenthood in the \u200d2015 videos released by the Center for Medical Progress?<\/h2>\n<p><span>  2015 by the Center for Medical Progress, which alleged that Planned Parenthood was selling fetal tissue for profit.\u2064 Following the release of the videos, several states launched investigations into the organization&#8217;s practices.<\/p>\n<p>The investigation in\u2064 Texas and Louisiana focused on the billing practices \u200cof Planned Parenthood. It was alleged that the\u2062 organization\u2064 continued to bill\u200d Medicare programs even after its status as a provider \u200bwas terminated.\u200c The lawsuit claims that Planned \u200cParenthood overbilled by approximately $17 million, but the potential legal penalties could be much higher.<\/p>\n<p>In a recent district court ruling, Judge Kacsmaryk determined that \u200dthere is sufficient evidence to proceed with a trial. The trial is set to begin on April 16, \u20632024, \u200band if \u200bfound guilty, Planned Parenthood could \u2063be required to \u200dpay up to \u200d$1.8 billion in restitution.<\/p>\n<p>Planned Parenthood has\u200b expressed concern over the potential financial impact \u2063of the lawsuit.\u200d The organization \u200cclaims that a $1.8 billion liability would have a significant impact on its operations in Texas. It is unclear how such a financial burden would affect the organization&#8217;s \u200cability to provide healthcare services \u200dto women in \u2064the state.<\/p>\n<p>This\u200c lawsuit comes at a\u2063 time when Planned Parenthood is facing increasing\u200b scrutiny and legal\u200c challenges\u2062 across the country. Pro-life groups have been pushing\u200d for\u2062 stricter regulations \u200bon \u200babortion providers and have targeted Planned Parenthood specifically. The recent lawsuit in Texas and Louisiana is just one example \u2063of the legal battles the organization\u200c is currently facing.<\/p>\n<p>In addition to the lawsuit, Planned Parenthood is also facing criticism \u2063from doctor groups who are calling for the Supreme \u2062Court to undo FDA approval of\u200d abortion drugs. Pro-life groups are also suing \u200bthe organization over a $500,000 out-of-state abortion \u200cfund in San Antonio.<\/p>\n<p>It is essential to note that the allegations against Planned\u200d Parenthood have\u2062 not been proven in court. The upcoming trial will provide an opportunity for both sides to present their evidence and\u2064 arguments. Regardless of the outcome, the results of this trial\u2062 could \u200chave\u200d significant implications for the future of Planned Parenthood and its ability to provide healthcare services to women in Texas and Louisiana.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Planned Parenthood faces a trial demanding up to $1.8 billion in a lawsuit alleging overbilling of Medicare programs in two states. A district court ruling states that the organization must answer for &#8220;thousands&#8221; of Medicare claims submitted to the states.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":186,"featured_media":2078682,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[543],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2078681","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-epoch-times"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2078681","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/186"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2078681"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2078681\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2078682"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2078681"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2078681"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2078681"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}