Supreme Court rules that states may deny people covered by Medicaid the freedom to choose Planned Parenthood as their health care provider
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The ruling limits the rights of Medicaid patients to choose their own health care provider. It could have consequences far beyond South Carolina.
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By upholding a South Carolina order that strips Medicaid funding from abortion providers, the Supreme Court abandoned both patient choice and the original civil rights vision behind Medicaid.Medicaid funding is crucial for low-income Americans—it's the vital thread that connects them with healthcare…
WASHINGTON >> The Supreme Court ruled today that states may exclude Planned Parenthood clinics from providing medical screenings and other healthcare for women on Medicaid.
By John Fritze, CNN (CNN) — The Supreme Court on Thursday blocked Planned Parenthood from suing South Carolina over the state’s decision to pull the organization’s Medicaid funding because it provides abortions, a decision that could prompt other red states target the organization and make it harder…
On Thursday, the Supreme Court greenlit South Carolina’s efforts to remove abortion providers, such as Planned Parenthood, from the state’s Medicaid reimbursement program. Naturally, MSNBC’s Ana Cabrera Reports freaked out over the decision, with Law Prof.
By John Fritze and Devan Cole, CNN (CNN) — The Supreme Court on Thursday blocked Planned Parenthood from suing South Carolina over the state’s decision to pull the organization’s Medicaid funding because it provides abortions, a decision that could prompt other red states target the organization and…
Medicaid patients do not have the right to sue to visit the doctor of their choice, allowing states like South Carolina to remove clinics that also provide abortions from their lists of providers, the U.S. Supreme Court decided Thursday.
In a 6-3 Supreme Court ruling earlier today, it was determined that state Medicaid programs can defund Planned Parenthood. At least in South Carolina. I’ll give […]
The Supreme Court sided with South Carolina, ruling Planned Parenthood and one of its patients could not sue over that state’s effort to deny it Medicaid funds. The 6-3 decision was split along ideological lines and paves the way for other states to cut funding to abortion-care providers.
“This decision shows just how far the Supreme Court is willing to go to accommodate Christian nationalism,” a representative from the Freedom from Religion Foundation said.
The Supreme Court ruled Thursday that South Carolina is allowed to ban Medicaid funds from going to Planned Parenthood.Justices voted 6-3 to reverse the Fourth Circuit’s ruling that an individual Medicaid user could bring a federal civil rights lawsuit over Planned Parenthood being excluded from Med…
The case centers on funding for other health care services Planned Parenthood provides in South Carolina, but the ruling could have broader implications for Medicaid patients.
The justices made it easier for states to deny funding to Planned Parenthood, particularly given the current administration’s hostility to abortion rights.
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