The U.S. Department of Justice has informed a federal court it will intervene in a lawsuit in Texas that accuses Planned Parenthood, the behemoth of America’s abortion industry, of Medicaid fraud amounting to about $1.8 billion.
The case originated several years ago when a whistleblower submitted evidence under the federal False Claims Act, alleging abortion industry outlets continued submitting Medicaid claims in Texas and Louisiana even after those states terminated the organization as a provider.
The case alleges disputed payments totaled only in the millions, but treble damages and statutory penalties under the False Claims Act bring the potential liability to approximately $1.8 billion.
According to a report by LifeNews, “The case is set before U.S. District Judge Matthew Kacsmaryk in Amarillo and is expected to go to trial next year, with both sides having discussed a possible April 2027 start date.”
The report said because of the election of pro-abortion Democrat Nathan Johnson to be Texas attorney general, “There is concern that Johnson will withdraw Texas from the lawsuit because he cares more about abortion than holding the nation’s leading abortion company accountable.”
$. The Justice Department has told a federal court it intends to in a Texas lawsuit accusing Planned Parenthood Federation of America and three of its affiliates of Medicaid fraud. A whistleblower first filed the case in 2021 under the False Claims Act, alleging Planned Parenthood kept submitting Medicaid claims in Texas and Louisiana even after both states moved to cut it off as a provider following investigations that began in 2015. The disputed billings only add up to $10 million to $17 million. But the False Claims Act allows — which is how the number balloons to roughly $1.8 billion, among the largest financial judgments the abortion giant has ever faced. Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton joined the suit in 2022, and this August the full 5th Circuit unanimously rejected Planned Parenthood’s bid to dodge the case on immunity grounds. The timing matters. The DOJ’s move comes just days after Texas voters elected pro-abortion Democrat Nathan Johnson as the state’s next attorney general — and pro-life advocates worry he’ll quietly drop Texas out of the case Paxton built. Johnson has only said his office is “ ”. Planned Parenthood isn’t backing down. General counsel Susan Baker Manning called the case an attempt to “ ” and vowed to “ ”. The organization has also warned a judgment this size could shut it down entirely — against annual revenue of roughly $2.1 billion. The case now heads to trial next year in Amarillo, with the federal government standing beside the taxpayers whose money is on the line. : $. . Source: Lifenews https://t.co/CTyZoP911z https://t.co/CTyZoP911z
— M.A. Rothman (@MichaelARothman) November 11, 2026
Planned Parenthood says it did nothing wrong. And officials there have warned that a judgment of that size could shut down its operations.
The fight is over the removal of Planned Parenthood from Medicaid funding eligibility after undercover investigations documented its practices involving fetal tissue.
Mat Staver of Liberty Counsel has said that “Planned Parenthood could be forced to pay 1.8 billion dollars in a massive federal Medicaid fraud case” and that “It’s time to hold Planned Parenthood accountable and to make sure not another tax dollar crosses its door.”
WND reported in August when the 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals rejected the abortion business’ demand for immunity in the case.
It had continued submitting claims under Medicaid procedures in Texas and Louisiana even after those states disqualified it from getting Medicaid payments.
The case falls under the federal False Claims Act and was triggered by explosive 2015 undercover videos released by the Center for Medical Progress.
Those videos caught Planned Parenthood officials discussing the harvesting and potential sale of aborted baby body parts.
Be forewarned about the offensive nature of the video:
Jennie Bradley Lichter, president of March for Life, told Fox News Digital at the time the “stakes couldn’t be higher” and that the lawsuit could bankrupt Planned Parenthood, a nonprofit with hundreds of clinics across the country.
🚨 JUST IN: The 5th Circuit Court of Appeals has nearly UNANIMOUSLY ruled AGAINST Planned Parenthood, which could result in the organization being forced to pay out up to $1.8 BILLION
That’d effectively BANKRUPT Planned Parenthood 🔥
Plaintiffs allege Planned Parenthood kept… pic.twitter.com/pt1KDxscmq
— Nick Sortor (@nicksortor) August 12, 2026
🚨 END THE LIES: Planned Parenthood ILLEGALLY taking Medicaid dollars is now OVER!
This is a WIN for our nation! No organization is above the RULE OF LAW! pic.twitter.com/nap1kyo3Ae
— Michael Carbonara (@MCarbonaraFL) August 13, 2026
‘Major setback’: Court ruling involving billions puts Planned Parenthood’s future at risk
