Federal intervention in Texas lawsuit against Planned Parenthood, Digi Mart USA News: The federal government plans to join a lawsuit that outgoing Republican Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton brought against Planned Parenthood over $10 million in Medicaid payments. The U.S.
Justice Department notified a federal court that it will intervene, days after Democrat Nathan Johnson was elected state attorney general.
Texas joined the lawsuit in 2022, accusing Planned Parenthood of improperly billing Medicaid during the period when the state was trying to remove the organization from the payment program. The state is also seeking more than $1.8 billion in reimbursement, penalties and fees, a sum that represents an existential threat to Planned Parenthood.
