Supreme Court to weigh Medicaid cut off
Digest more
Top News
Impacts
Yahoo |
The U.S. Supreme Court will hear a high-stakes case this week that could affect how some low-income women in South Carolina have access and autonomy over their health care as Medicaid recipients.
Kentucky Lantern |
“While it might be just South Carolina’s name on this court case, it will have huge impacts nationwide,” said Vicki Ringer, Planned Parenthood South Atlantic’s director of public affairs in the state...
Read more on News Digest
The Supreme Court will hear oral arguments on Wednesday in a case that, at first glance, appears to involve only a technical interpretation of the federal Medicaid Act. But the dispute has drawn wides
Planned Parenthood faces Medicaid funding challenge at Supreme Court - Supreme Court will hear arguments in a South Carolina case over whether states can cut off Medicaid funding to Planned Parenthood
A Supreme Court case and proposed budget cuts are putting Medicaid—and the care of millions of Americans—at serious risk.
A fight over Medicaid could lead to another big win for the anti-abortion movement. But the conservative Supreme Court may not follow the expected playbook.
The U.S. Supreme Court will hear oral arguments April 2 in Medina v. Planned Parenthood South Atlantic, a case over whether South Carolina can block Planned Parenthood from providing non-abortion health care services to Medicaid recipients.
Explore more
The court will consider a South Carolina policy preventing people from using Medicaid at clinics that provide abortions.
South Carolina argues that federal Medicaid statutes give states the flexibility to determine qualified providers. It could topple the abortion juggernaught.
New moms sadly die at a higher rate in South Carolina and many regions lack resources for them. A new text-based program offers a quick outlet for their care.
The brief urges the Supreme Court to protect Medicaid coverage for providers that have family planning services.