Medina v. Planned Parenthood South Atlantic

Amicus: Submitted March 12, 2025

On March 12, 2025, Compassion & Choices joined twenty-eight other nonprofit organizations in submitting an amicus brief  in Medina v. Planned Parenthood South Atlantic, a U.S. Supreme Court case addressing whether the Medicaid Act’s free-choice-of-provider provision grants beneficiaries a private, enforceable right to select their healthcare provider.

Compassion & Choices signed this brief because we believe individuals should have the freedom to choose their own healthcare providers. When states block Medicaid beneficiaries from accessing certain providers—particularly due to political opposition to the services they offer—patients lose control over their care. Protecting patient-directed care means safeguarding the right to choose providers and make private healthcare decisions without state interference.

Oral argument in this case is set for April 2, 2025 and a decision will be released by the end of the 2024-2025 Supreme Court term.