Oklahoma has become the next state to cut the abortion giant Planned Parenthood from its Medicaid program, as officials revealed this week that its contract with Planned Parenthood will end in June. As previously reported, last November, Gov. Mary Fallin sent a letter to the state’s Health Care Authority Board to call for an end to Planned Parenthood’s participation in the program due to fraud concerns.
“Research strongly suggests that Planned Parenthood and its Oklahoma and national affiliates regularly, whether intentionally or negligently, engage in a pattern of practices resulting in the overbilling of state Medicaid programs,” she wrote. “Numerous False Claims Act whistleblower lawsuits around the country have also alleged potential fraud by Planned Parenthood affiliates.” READ MORE
