Texas Nurse Fired After Revealing Alleged Illegal Medicaid Use for Child Transgender Hormones

ormer Texas Children’s Hospital nurse Vanessa Sivadge says that she has been terminated after blowing the whistle on the hospital’s alleged use of Texas Medicaid to cover attempted “sex changes” for children. What the Nurses Saw: A... McCarthy, Ken Best Price: $10.41 Buy New $16.94 (as of 04:42 UTC - Details)

Texas Children’s has denied that it used Texas Medicaid to cover cross-sex hormones and puberty blockers for minors, as Sivadge has alleged. The hospital did not immediately respond to The Daily Signal’s multiple requests for comment about the alleged termination on Monday afternoon.

In a written statement to journalist Chris Rufo, Sivadge shared that she submitted a religious accommodation request to her supervisor at the hospital on May 31, asking to be transferred out of the endocrinology clinic.

The day after Rufo had published Sivadge’s allegations against the hospital, in early June, the hospital allegedly called Sivadge and put her on leave citing “things shared publicly” – which she believes was a reference to the story – and her request to transfer.

“This past Friday on August 16, TCH fired me effective immediately,” she shared. “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 bring irreversible harm and lifelong regret to children confused about their sex.”

EXCLUSIVE: Texas Children’s Hospital has fired Vanessa Sivadge, the nurse who exposed alleged Medicaid fraud at the hospital’s child sex-change program. TCH denied Sivadge’s request to transfer, then terminated her employment after she blew the whistle. pic.twitter.com/j6yxBA7B9s

— Christopher F. Rufo ⚔️ (@realchrisrufo) August 19, 2024

“I would like to challenge this in court, but my legal fees are mounting,” she added. “I am relying on the public who is generously supporting my legal defense through donations to my Give Send Go. Thank you for your continued support telling my story, which is saving children’s lives, and encouraging other whistleblowers like me to come forward.” Bad Therapy: Why the K... Shrier, Abigail Best Price: $6.54 Buy New $13.66 (as of 06:11 UTC - Details)

Rufo shared the letter in an “X” post, where he linked to Sivadge’s “Give Send Go” campaign. The campaign, which appears to have been started about 12 days ago, had reached about $23,000 as of 2 p.m. on Monday.

In a June statement, Texas Children’s emphasized that it “never condones any criminal act.”

“We welcome additional information that may help our internal investigation,” the hospital added in the statement. “It goes without saying that if we uncover any rogue or unauthorized criminal activity, we will take swift action to correct the issue.”

“To reiterate,” the statement continued, “our internal investigation to-date has found no basis to substantiate any allegations of Medicaid fraud. All services provided by Texas Children’s were permitted according to Medicaid billing and payment guidelines that were in effect at the time care was provided.”

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