On Friday Governor Asa Hutchinson announced the state will terminate its Medicaid contracts with Planned Parenthood’s affiliates in Arkansas. This will help further ensure the State of Arkansas does not award public dollars to abortion providers.
Many people are wondering exactly how much money the state has awarded to groups like Planned Parenthood.
Using Information compiled from Arkansas’ transparency website, we have determined the state has awarded nearly $724,000 to abortion providers in the past 3 years.
Check out the numbers below.
July 1, 2012 – June 30, 2013
| Fiscal Year | Agency | Vendor | Expenditure |
| 2013 | AR DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH | PLANNED PARENTHOOD OF ARKANSAS AND EASTERN OKLAHOMA INC | $49,049.39 |
| 2013 | AR DEPT OF HUMAN SERVICES | PLANNED PARENTHOOD OF THE HEARTLA | $21,075.44 |
| 2013 | AR DEPT OF HUMAN SERVICES | PLANNED PARENTHOOD OF ARKANSAS | $268,556.15 |
| 2013 | DISABILITY DETERMINATION | PLANNED PARENTHOOD | $15.00 |
| 2013 | DISABILITY DETERMINATION | PLANNED PARENTHOOD | $15.00 |
| 2013 | DISABILITY DETERMINATION | PLANNED PARENTHOOD | $45.00 |
| Total | $338,755.98 |
July 1, 2013 – June 30, 2014
| Fiscal Year | Agency | Vendor | Expenditure |
| 2014 | AR DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH | PLANNED PARENTHOOD OF ARKANSAS AND EASTERN OKLAHOMA INC | $31,078.98 |
| 2014 | AR DEPT OF HUMAN SERVICES | PLANNED PARENTHOOD OF THE HEARTLA | $32,844.45 |
| 2014 | AR DEPT OF HUMAN SERVICES | PLANNED PARENTHOOD OF ARKANSAS | $205,858.24 |
| 2014 | DISABILITY DETERMINATION | PLANNED PARENTHOOD | $15.00 |
| 2014 | DISABILITY DETERMINATION | PLANNED PARENTHOOD | $15.00 |
| 2014 | DISABILITY DETERMINATION | PLANNED PARENTHOOD | $15.00 |
| 2014 | DISABILITY DETERMINATION | PLANNED PARENTHOOD/SALINAS | $15.00 |
| Total | $269,841.67 |
July 1, 2014 – June 30, 2015
| Fiscal Year | Agency | Vendor | Expenditure |
| 2015 | AR DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH | PLANNED PARENTHOOD OF ARKANSAS AND EASTERN OKLAHOMA INC | $4,414.43 |
| 2015 | AR DEPT OF HUMAN SERVICES | PLANNED PARENTHOOD OF THE HEARTLA | $14,351.12 |
| 2015 | AR DEPT OF HUMAN SERVICES | PLANNED PARENTHOOD OF ARKANSAS | $80,999.85 |
| 2015 | DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION | PLANNED PARENTHOOD OF ARKANSAS AND EASTERN OKLAHOMA INC | $10,000.00 |
| 2015 | DISABILITY DETERMINATION | PLANNED PARENTHOOD OF NORTH TE | $18.00 |
| Total | $109,783.40 |
July and August, 2015
| Fiscal Year | Agency | Vendor | Expenditure |
| 2016 | AR DEPT OF HUMAN SERVICES | PLANNED PARENTHOOD OF THE HEARTLA | $2,434.13 |
| 2016 | AR DEPT OF HUMAN SERVICES | PLANNED PARENTHOOD OF ARKANSAS | $3,151.74 |
| Total | $5,585.87 |
Conclusion
All told, the State of Arkansas has awarded $723,966.92 to Planned Parenthood and its affiliates since July 1, 2012. With a few exceptions–such as $10,000 Planned Parenthood received in Fiscal Year 2015 from the Arkansas Department of Education–much of this money came from Medicaid.
In the wake of the undercover videos released by the Center for Medical Progress, many states are now considering terminating their contracts with Planned Parenthood. According to the governor’s directive, Arkansas’ Medicaid contracts with Planned Parenthood will expire in mid-September.
Lynn Smith