Case Explainer: Medina v. Planned Parenthood of South Atlantic— Certiorari Granted

Executive Summary

On December 18, 2024, the Supreme Court agreed to hear a case presenting the question: does the Medicaid free choice of provider provision, 42 U.S.C. § 1396a(a)(23)(A), unambiguously confers a right upon beneficiaries to choose a specific provider? After giving some background on enforcement of the Medicaid Act, this Case Explainer focuses on this case.

When certiorari was granted, the case was called Kerr v. Planned Parenthood. Eunice Medina has since become the Interim Director of the South Carolina Department of Health and Human Services and, under federal rules, is substituted as the petitioner.