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Nov 7, 2026

DOJ joins Texas lawsuit against Planned Parenthood over Medicaid fraud

The Justice Department intervened in Texas's years-old lawsuit accusing Planned Parenthood of Medicaid fraud, filing court documents days after a Democrat won the Texas attorney general race in the midterms.

Nov 7, 2026·2 sources

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▪The Biden administration's Justice Department previously declined to intervene in the Texas Planned Parenthood Medicaid fraud lawsuit in 2021
▪Planned Parenthood stated that it cannot be held liable in the Medicaid fraud lawsuit because it was providing legal advice to its affiliates
▪A Texas lawsuit accusing Planned Parenthood of Medicaid fraud seeks $1.8 billion in Medicaid reimbursements, interest, and penalties from Planned Parenthood

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Public healthcare Federal agencies State politics Trump administration False Claims Act Abortion & reproductive rights Biden Administration Trump administration legal battles Judiciary Texas

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