Planned Parenthood Sues Kansas for Ending Medicaid Funds
Source: Associated Press
Two Planned Parenthood affiliates filed a federal lawsuit Wednesday over a decision by Kansas to cut off Medicaid reimbursements to the abortion provider that was largely based on allegations lodged against its affiliates in other states.
The lawsuit filed by the Planned Parenthood affiliate for Kansas and Mid-Missouri and another for the St. Louis region came only a day after the state Department of Health and Environment sent a letter to the Kansas and Mid-Missouri organization that its Medicaid funding would be cut off as of next week.
Documents obtained by The Associated Press through an open records request show that KDHE first informed the affiliate in March that it planned to end its status as a Medicaid provider. The group had the right to challenge the decision and an administrative hearing was held last week, without overturning it.
A March 10 letter from a state official cited a dispute over an inspection of clinic in Overland Park, but also noted allegations lodged against affiliates in Oklahoma and Texas. Federal courts have blocked attempts to cut off Medicaid funding for Planned Parenthood in other states, including Arkansas, Arizona, Indiana, Louisiana and Utah.
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By JOHN HANNA, AP POLITICAL WRITER
TOPEKA, Kan. — May 4, 2016, 7:41 PM ET
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