Posted on 08/17/2010 8:26:47 PM PDT by topher
Tuesday August 17, 2010Reports Reveal $3M in Federal Funds Misappropriated by New Jersey Family Planning, Planned Parenthood
By Kathleen Gilbert TRENTON, New Jersey, August 17, 2010 (LifeSiteNews.com) - Audits by the United States Inspector General have uncovered that family planning clinics, including Planned Parenthood, have improperly taken Medicaid reimbursement for family planning services. The audits were released by New Jersey Right to Life as pro-abortion state lawmakers lobby not only to restore $7.5 million in state family planning funds, but to acquire a federal waiver that would permanently secure the 90% Medicaid reimbursement rate for family planning clinics. Pro-life Governor Chris Christie has withdrawn a waiver application, and last month vetoed an attempt to restore the state funding, a move lawmakers are angling to override. While the state of New Jersey has taken responsibility for the incorrect recording of services, the audits leave open the question of how far the clinics themselves were complicit in the misappropriation of funds. The reports show that a total of almost $3 million was misappropriated over the course of 2001-2005. One report, issued in 2008, singled out Planned Parenthood providers as guilty of billing all claims to Medicaid as "family planning," including services that did not meet federal criteria for the 90% reimbursement rate. The normal Medicaid reimbursement rate is about 50%. In that report, the state was urged to reimburse almost $600,000 in Medicaid funds, and to amend their billing processes. Instead of services that "prevent or delay pregnancy," which are eligible for the waiver, the report found that services such as treatment for swollen ankles and a rash were listed as "family planning," as well as other services administered to patients well beyond childbearing age. Others simply lacked documentation. Another 2008 report found New Jersey to have improperly received reimbursement for 111 of 161 examined claims, requesting over $160,000 to be returned. A 2007 report requested the return of over $2.2 million thanks to the state of New Jersey incorrectly designating 227 National Drug Codes as related to family planning. "The facts cannot be denied," said New Jersey Right to Life (NJ RTL) in a press release. "Planned Parenthood's supporters not only want to use $7.5M in taxpayer dollars to fund these family planning clinics, they also want the state of NJ to permanently apply for a federal waiver to reimburse family planning clinics 90% for every Medicaid service they provide despite the clinics' history of improperly billing Medicaid and contributing to the nearly $3M in fees calculated by the Federal Government to be refunded to them. "Taxpayers should be outraged." NJ RTL executive director Marie Tasy expressed disappointment that the IG audits went unnoticed as Planned Parenthood gained favor with the media during its fight for more taxpayer funds. "It's sinful that the press did not do their homework when this issue was being used in the news," Tasy told LifeSiteNews.com, adding that the arrogance behind the misappropriation "is astounding." Whether it's Planned Parenthood or the state's fault, she said, the audits reveal a "systematic abuse" that funnels taxpayer cash towards family planning. |
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Especially since Planned Parenthood has been behind a number of false arrests recently -- in Chicago and Washington, DC.
You have Planned Parenthood involved in defrauding the government of millions of dollars, you have people falsely arrested (which has made national news), and finally, you have the Lila Rose expose which has found that Planned Parenthood has helped cover up the rape of very young girls (around 12 year old girls).
It was just National news of a sting about older men arranging for sex with young girls (Florida). Yet the Federal Government seems to be unwilling to do anything about the complicity of Planned Parenthood in such doings...
thanks topher.
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I would like to see every one of their corporate leaders in Federal Prison for a minimum of 5yrs and each fined a million dollars; since they claim to promote themselves as a public private partner for health and receive public monies (I suspect everyone knows what they do, and are similar to ACORN). Although, I am not sure if Sarbanes/Oxley or other accounting reporting requirement could nail them, yet each one of the individuals involved plus corporate leadership should be in prison over any lying, fraud or criminal behavior!
ALL = American Life League and STOPP = Stop Planned Parenthood.
Shocking!
This should trigger additional audits of all Family Planning Clinics nation wide. Taxpayer funds should be withheld from clinics until all audits are complete. If miss approbation of funds have been found as a result of the audit said funds should be withheld until amounts in questions returned to the taxpayer in full.
We need a watchdog here with clearing house for all claims before taxpayer funds are paid out. I am sick and tired of these organizations taking advantage of the good will and kind heart of the American Tax Payer. If the cause good and demand so great the funding should come form private donations not Federal government. The Federal Government and taxpayer funds should never be involved in the murder of an defenseless, innocent child.
Planned Parenthood = Abortion = Proxy to Infanticide = More Illegal Aliens!
This is just one drop in the misappropriation bucket.
:’) And it’s a big bucket.
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