Published on June 22, 2024, 12:48 am
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[{"TLDR": "Vanessa Sivadge, a registered nurse at Texas Children's Hospital, alleges the hospital has been conducting Medicaid fraud related to gender interventions for minors, neglecting their psychological health. This comes following a report on Dr. Eithan Haim's continued use of puberty blockers despite TCH claiming to have ceased such practices. Post her allegations, she asserts she was visited and threatened by FBI agents. Further supporting her claims, Sivadge revealed evidence of doctors bypassing procedures to secure funds for child sex-change surgeries which are now illegal under Texas law. All these accusations are fuelling debates about the protection of children's wellbeing amidst biases in gender issues and potential Medicaid malpractices."}]}
A Texas-based registered nurse, Vanessa Sivadge, has alleged that doctors at the leading pediatric hospital in the country have been committing Medicaid fraud related to gender interventions for minors. Sivadge, who works at Texas Children’s Hospital (TCH) in Houston, asserts that the facility has been advancing “gender-affirming care” to juvenile patients while neglecting their underlying psychological issues.
Sivadge contends that she was visited and threatened by FBI agents after disclosing these accusations last year. She reported her concerns following a May 2023 story by journalist Christopher Rufo about Dr. Eithan Haim. According to Haim, despite assertions from TCH that it had ceased the practice, medical records showed evidence of continued prescription of puberty blockers for children with gender dysphoria.
This is all seen in the context of a formal opinion issued by Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton in February 2022. He classified certain sex-change procedures and the use of puberty blockers for underage patients as constituting “child abuse,” according to Texas law.
In her honest bid to reveal trusted news concerning potential malpractices in healthcare services targeting minors, Sivadge found herself at odds with powerful institutions. The gravity of this situation became evident right from when two FBI agents showed up uninvited at her doorstep merely fortnights after Rufo’s report. She states they tried to intimidate her regarding her allegations and claims they threatened her safety.
Despite these allegations against federal agents representing what many consider a Christian worldview’s threat currently administered by the Biden administration, official statements remain restricted due to existing guidelines with both FBI and Department of Justice not providing any insight on these scuffles.
Still pursuing uncovering real news even amid these allegations and threats, Sivadge later disclosed evidence suggesting how physicians at TCH were bypassing regular procedures and illegally securing federal funds for now-banned child sex-change surgeries under Texas law.
These developments involving Sivadge correlate with another case concerning Haim. The Department of Justice recently indicted Haim with a four-count felony charge potentially resulting in a 10-year prison term, supposedly for violating HIPAA medical privacy laws.
Texas officials are now taking due cognizance of these grave concerns. GOP state Rep. Brian Harrison has called for immediate hearings, and an inspection should be launched involving the alleged federal agencies and officers.
In reviewing these unfolding events, the question remains whether enough is being done to protect children’s well-being or if biases surrounding gender issues are leading towards potential Medicaid fraud practices in healthcare institutions. Such events reaffirm the importance of accurate news to maintain accountability within healthcare systems so that the welfare of society’s most vulnerable members can be safeguarded effectively.
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