Washington, D.C. — Today, the Supreme Court ruled that Medicaid enrollees do not have a legal right to sue when state programs disqualify certain health care providers, such as Planned Parenthood. In response, Andrea Ducas, vice president of Health Policy at the Center for American Progress, issued the following statement:
This case is a blatant attack on women and on medical providers that provide abortion care and other essential reproductive health and preventive services. Ripping away Medicaid enrollees’ freedom to choose which providers and clinics they go to get care means that women across the country will have less access to care across the board. This decision will lead to longer waiting times and delayed diagnoses, and means that more people will have to travel significant distances for basic care.
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