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Jun 26, 2025 The Supreme Court ruled that Medicaid patients could not sue to enforce provider-choice protections against state exclusions of Planned Parenthood Tier 1 · Primary Institutions and Governance
The decision reduced a legal avenue for low-income patients to challenge state restrictions on healthcare access, shifting power toward states and away from beneficiaries.
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- Supreme Court ruling on Medicaid and Planned Parenthood — The U.S.
- Supreme Court Rules Medicaid Patients Can't Sue for Provider Choice — The Supreme Court ruled that Medicaid patients cannot sue to enforce their right to choose a medical provider, allowing states to exclude Planned Parenthood from Medicaid programs.
- Supreme Court releases opinion in Medina v. Planned Parenthood South Atlantic (23-1275) — The Supreme Court released an official slip opinion in Medina v.
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Week 23 – 2025-06-21–2025-06-27
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Jun 25, 2025 The Senate parliamentarian ruled that several Republican reconciliation provisions could not pass under Senate rules Corroborated Institutions and Governance
The rulings preserved procedural limits on using reconciliation to bypass normal Senate thresholds for major policy changes.
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- Senate parliamentarian rules against Republican provisions in budget reconciliation — The Senate parliamentarian ruled that several provisions added by Republicans to the budget reconciliation package were improperly included and could not overcome a filibuster.
- Senate Parliamentarian Rules Against Medicaid Tax Change in Reconciliation Bill — On Thursday, Senate Parliamentarian Elizabeth MacDonough ruled that a proposed change to taxes used by states to pay for Medicaid was not permissible under the budget reconciliation rules.
- Senate parliamentarian rules on budget reconciliation bill — Senate parliamentarian Elizabeth MacDonough ruled that several provisions included in the Republicans' budget reconciliation bill do not qualify for inclusion, which could complicate the party's efforts to pass the
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Week 23 – 2025-06-21–2025-06-27
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