A settlement has been reached in a whistleblower class action lawsuit brought against Planned Parenthood Gulf Coast who is accused of getting paid by government programs for items and services were either not medically necessary, not medically indicated or not actually provided.
Of the $4.3 million settlement, the federal government will receive $3,594,604 and the State of Texas will receive $705,396. The whistleblower will receive $1,247,000.
The whistleblower lawsuit, originally filed in July 2009, alleged that between 2003 and 2009, Planned Parenthood Gulf Coast billed and was paid by government programs, Texas Medicaid, Title XX, and the Women’s Health Program, for certain items and services related to birth control counseling, STD testing and contraceptives when such items and services were either not medically necessary, not medically indicated or not actually provided. Title XX is funded by the federal government while Texas Medicaid and the Women’s Health Program are funded jointly by the federal government and the State of Texas.
