A nurse who alleged Texas Children’s Hospital engaged in Medicaid fraud to continue chemically castrating minors was fired last week.
Vanessa Sivadge recently informed investigative journalist Christopher Rufo that she was fired by the hospital last Friday, two months after accusing it of billing Medicaid for child gender mutilation procedures—a violation of Texas law.
“The day after I went public with your story, TCH called and put me on leave citing 2 reasons: (1) your story (‘things share publicly,’) and (2) my request to transfer, which was my email seeking religious accommodation,” read Sivadge’s letter to Rufo.
This past Friday on August 16, TCH fired me effective immediately. This is unlawful for two reasons: it is retaliation for my coming forward with information on TCH’s egregious pattern of deception and Medicaid fraud, and this action also illegally disregarded my request to transfer due to my belief that these procedures provide irreversible harm and lifelong regret to children confused by their sex.
Per the Texas Medicaid Provider Procedures Manual, “sex change operations” are “not benefits of Texas Medicaid.” State officials later clarified this language as precluding all gender-mutilation services from Medicaid.
Attorney General Ken Paxton’s office and the state Office of Inspector General reportedly told lawmakers in July that they are investigating the potential violations of Medicaid and Children’s Health Insurance Program funds.
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