Planned Parenthood South Atlantic v. Robert Kerr

  1. December 18, 2024

    Justices Will Decide If Medicaid Recipients Can Pick Providers

    The U.S. Supreme Court on Wednesday partially granted the state of South Carolina's petition to review a Fourth Circuit decision blocking its Medicaid program from ending its provider agreement with Planned Parenthood, agreeing to determine if the Medicaid Act allows a beneficiary to choose a specific provider. 

  2. March 05, 2024

    4th Circ. Won't Let SC Medicaid Drop Planned Parenthood

    The Fourth Circuit rejected on Tuesday South Carolina's attempt to terminate its Medicaid provider agreement with Planned Parenthood, unpersuaded by the state's argument that a recent U.S. Supreme Court decision compelled a different outcome.

  3. December 08, 2023

    SC Argues With 4th Circ. Over Right To Sue Under Medicaid

    A recently decided U.S. Supreme Court case that tailored the test for when private lawsuits can be filed under a federal health law took center stage Friday at the Fourth Circuit, where judges grappled with whether they must rethink a previous ruling preventing South Carolina from dropping a Medicaid provider pact it had with Planned Parenthood.

  4. March 08, 2022

    4th Circ. Backs Planned Parenthood Win In SC Medicaid Row

    The Fourth Circuit has shot down South Carolina's appeal of a lower court's finding that it wrongly dropped a Medicaid provider pact it had with Planned Parenthood, prompting the Palmetto State's counsel to tell Law360 it plans to take its case to the U.S. Supreme Court.