CMS said it would cut funds to Texas’ program due to its exclusion of Planned Parenthood, which CMS says violates federal Medicaid law by depriving beneficiaries from their right to choose their healthcare provider.
Mr. Abbott requested that CMS resume funding, claiming the decision to end payments is unconstitutional because it interferes unduly with the state’s legislature by forcing taxpayers to fund elective abortion providers, according to the report.
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