Hundreds Of Lawmakers, Medicaid Advocates File Amicus Briefs In Provider Choice Case

Medicaid patient advocates, previous HHS leaders and hundreds of Democrats in Congress, among other stakeholders, are urging the Supreme Court to grant Medicaid beneficiaries a private right to choose a specific provider like Planned Parenthood, which South Carolina has sought to ban from the program. The Supreme Court is expected to hear oral arguments in the case, Medina v. Planned Parenthood South Atlantic , on April 2 and issue a decision summer 2025. While the high court only recently agreed...