The Supreme Court will hear oral arguments on Wednesday in a case that, at first glance, appears to involve only a technical interpretation of the federal Medicaid Act. But the dispute has drawn wides

The court will decide whether Medicaid beneficiaries may sue to receive services under a law that lets them choose any qualified provider.

The future of Planned Parenthood in South Carolina may hang in the balance of this case, brought after SC Governor Henry McMaster blocked Medicaid payments to the reproductive healthcare provider because they also perform abortions.

If the Supreme Court sides with South Carolina, many GOP-led states are expected to likewise block Planned Parenthood from participating in Medicaid.

If South Carolina succeeds, there will be almost no check on states that discriminate against healthcare providers for any reason.

The Supreme Court will hear a dispute arising from an effort by anti-abortion Republican officials in South Carolina to prevent reproductive health care provider Planned Parenthood from receiving Medicaid funds.

The Supreme Court has appeared divided in a case over whether states should be able to cut off Medicaid funding to Planned Parenthood

Conservative U.S. Supreme Court justices appeared sympathetic on Wednesday to South Carolina's bid to strip Planned Parenthood of funding under the Medicaid program in a case that could bolster efforts by Republican-led states to deprive the reproductive healthcare and abortion provider of public money.

The Supreme Court on Wednesday grappled with a case testing whether South Carolina was legally allowed to cut off Medicaid funding for Planned Parenthood. South Carolina restricted Planned