Posted on 03/13/2012 5:06:29 AM PDT by Zakeet
Leading Houston Democrats in favor of a seemingly doomed health care program for low-income women are pushing to bypass the state to keep federal money flowing to Planned Parenthood.
U.S. Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee and state Rep. Garnet Coleman said Monday they are negotiating with U.S. Health and Human Services in hopes of finding alternative funding for the program, which provides health screenings and contraceptive services to 130,000 Texas women on Medicaid.
"It would be a look-alike program but not be the same thing," said Coleman.
The Medicaid Women's Health Program is due to end in Texas on March 31, the result of the state's decision to exclude clinics affiliated with abortion providers, even those that do not provide abortions. Federal regulations say a state can't exclude qualified providers from the program.
Coleman and Lee said the alternative might involve the federal government allocating money to local entities, such as counties, hospital districts or federally qualified health clinics. They noted that school districts have been allowed to apply for federal grants independently rather than through the state.
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Meanwhile, Planned Parenthood Gulf Coast is being accused of submitting nearly $6 million in false Medicaid claims. In a whistle-blower lawsuit unsealed Friday in U.S. District Court, a former clinic director who became an anti-abortion activist says the organization took steps to cover up 87,000 reimbursement claims for services that were "false, fraudulent and/or ineligible."
A spokeswoman for Planned Parenthood Gulf Coast called the lawsuit "politically motivated" and "part of a coordinated effort to undermine Planned Parenthood."
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It is vital that the government keeps funding the killing of unborn babies in my district!
Just ask Obama for some of that money he reaised in Houston recently. That ought to take care of it for a few years.
“U.S. Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee and state Rep. Garnet Coleman said Monday they are negotiating with U.S. Health and Human Services in hopes of finding alternative funding for the program, which provides health screenings and contraceptive services to 130,000 Texas women on Medicaid. “
There is alternative funding. It is called Medicaid.
It was founded by a racist with the intent of controlling the Black population.
So, it seems these Black politicians are just fine with that.
It was founded by a racist with the intent of controlling the Black population.
So, it seems these Black politicians are just fine with that.
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