On Thursday, the Supreme Court greenlit South Carolina’s efforts to remove abortion providers, such as Planned Parenthood, from the state’s Medicaid reimbursement program. Naturally, MSNBC’s Ana Cabrera Reports freaked out over the decision, with Law Prof. Leah Litman warning the move could lead to a rise in cancer.
Cabrera put the ball on the tee when she asked, “So, Leah, what do you see as the ramifications of this decision?”
Litman began by painting a gloomy scene, “I think the practical implications of this decision are going to be momentous. I mean, Medicaid serves as an important, you know, source of health insurance for so much of the American population. And what this decision does is it eliminates patient and provider’s ability to challenge states' decision to defund Planned Parenthood by refusing to reimburse Medicaid patients for any care that they obtain at a Planned Parenthood. So, who is this decision primarily going to affect? It is primarily going to affect the individuals living in rural areas that suffer from a shortage of primary care physicians.”
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