Texas Officials Have Raided Planned Parenthood Clinics

by Cassy Fiano | October 23, 2015 11:18 am

Bad news for pro-abortion radicals in Texas. Investigators have raided several Planned Parenthood clinics on suspicion of Medicaid fraud.

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Investigators from the state of Texas served subpoenas at three Planned Parenthood facilities to determine whether their employees are guilty of defrauding the state’s Medicaid program, according to media reports.

Officials from the Office of Inspector General walked into Planned Parenthood abortion facilities in San Antonio, Houston, and Dallas this morning and demanded the offices turn over employee and patient records for inspection, Planned Parenthood officials said.

The inspectors did not publicly disclose the purpose of their visit, and an official with the state’s Health and Human Services Commission told local media only that they were there for “oversight.”

But some familiar with the investigation told media outlets that the inspectors were investigating charges that the facilities illegally used Medicaid money to fund abortions.

… Inspectors reportedly asked for medical forms from recent patients to determine the reason for their visits, before comparing those records to Planned Parenthood’s invoices to Medicaid.

“The breadth and depth of what was requested this morning was unprecedented,” Planned Parenthood of Greater Texas’ vice president for community affairs, Sarah Wheat, told the Austin Statesman.

The move comes just three days after HHSC officials announced plans for Texas to remove Planned Parenthood from its Medicaid program. A letter written Monday by Inspector General Stuart Bowen Jr. cited undercover video recordings by the Center for Medical Progress that show Planned Parenthood agreeing to alter its abortion technique to maximize the number of body parts harvested and to receive payments.

The inspector also mentioned a “prima facie case of fraud.”

Their suspicions aren’t unfounded: Planned Parenthood has been found to have defrauded Medicaid on several prior occasions. It should be interesting to see what Texas officials are able to uncover this time.