THE MOST IMPORTANT NEWS - U.S. JUDGE BLOCKS TEXAS PLAN TO CUT PLANNED PARENTHOOD MEDICAID FUNDS

U.S. judge blocks Texas plan to cut Planned Parenthood Medicaid funds

BY MICHAEL ON FEBRUARY 22, 2017

A U.S. judge in Austin issued a preliminary injunction on Tuesday halting Texas’ plan to cut Medicaid funding for Planned Parenthood, saying the state did not present evidence of a program violation that would warrant termination.

U.S. District Judge Sam Sparks said state health officials “likely acted to disenroll qualified health care providers from Medicaid without cause.” He said the preliminary injunction will preserve the court’s ability to render a meaningful decision on the case’s merits.

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