Supreme Court Narrows Medicaid Beneficiary Right To Sue To Enforce ‘Free Choice Of Provider’ Provisions 

On June 26, 2025, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that Medicaid beneficiaries lack standing to sue states to enforce the Medicaid Act’s “free choice of provider” provision if a state chooses not to permit a provider organization to participate. The ruling was in Medina v. Planned Parenthood of the South Atlantic. ;

This decision means that people enrolled in Medicaid in South Carolina, and in other states that exclude Planned Parenthood will not be able to use Medicaid coverage to obtain preventive services, such as contraceptive care, treatment for sexually transmitted infections, and cancer screenings, at Planned Parenthood . . .