Supreme Court torn over South Carolina bid to cut Medicaid funds to Planned Parenthood
Supporters of Planned Parenthood argue the state violated the Medicare and Medicaid Act of 1965, which states beneficiaries ...
Gov. McMaster defends state right to exclude abortion providers from Medicaid plan
During the oral arguments for Medina v. Planned Parenthood South Atlantic on Wednesday before the United States Supreme Court ...
Supreme Court leaves future of Planned Parenthood uncertain in Medicaid case
Justices heard arguments in a closely watched case that could determine whether Medicaid patients have the right to sue if a ...
U.S. Supreme Court asks if ‘magic words’ protect SC’s only abortion provider
The future of Planned Parenthood in South Carolina may hang in the balance of this case, brought after SC Governor Henry ...
Justices Appear Split in Case Challenging State's Move to Defund Planned Parenthood
The court seemed closely divided over whether a Planned Parenthood patient can use a civil rights law to challenge South ...
Supreme Court weighs whether states can cut off Medicaid funding to Planned Parenthood
The Supreme Court will hear arguments in a South Carolina case over whether states can cut off Medicaid funding to Planned ...
Supreme Court considers whether states may prevent people covered by Medicaid from choosing Planned Parenthood as their health care provider
Through a federal law known as the Hyde Amendment, Medicaid cannot reimburse health care providers for the cost of abortions, with a few exceptions: when a patient’s life is at risk or her pregnancy ...
Gov. McMaster's pick to lead health department says he was threatened with fake car bomb and harassed
Dr. Edward Simmer, nominee to lead Department of Public Health, rebuked false claims against him during confirmation hearing.
Planned Parenthood braces for Supreme Court fight over Medicaid funding
South Carolina argues that federal Medicaid statutes give states the flexibility to determine qualified providers. It could ...
South Carolina wants to ban Medicaid use at Planned Parenthood clinics. Here's what's at stake as the case heads to the Supreme Court.
The U.S. Supreme Court on April 2 will hear oral arguments in a case that involves Medicaid coverage for participants in ...
Tax reform plan calls for dropping SC income tax below 4% next year
State lawmakers introduced a new tax reform bill that would drop the state income tax to a rate below North Carolina and ...