Planned Parenthood asks court to block ouster from Texas Medicaid
Planned Parenthood late Friday asked a federal judge in Austin to block plans by Texas officials to kick the organization out of Medicaid.
Calling state plans “nothing more than a politically motivated witch hunt,” Planned Parenthood asked U.S. District Judge Sam Sparks to issue an injunction or temporary restraining order allowing an estimated 11,000 Texans to continue receiving contraceptives, well-woman exams and screenings for cancer and HIV from the organization.
Planned Parenthood received $4.2 million in Medicaid funding in fiscal year 2015, the latest information available, to provide the services to low-income Texans.
A hearing in the case had previously been set for 9 a.m. Jan. 17 in Sparks’ Austin courtroom.
Read more: http://www.statesman.com/news/planned-parenthood-asks-court-block-ouster-from-texas-medicaid/YmfuJkbm3gDlbtWO5Y1CYJ/
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