The Supreme Court Just Handed Down a Devastating Blow to Medicaid

The decision in the South Carolina Planned Parenthood case is more far-reaching than you may think.

Jun 27, 2025

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By Samuel R. Bagenstos and Hannah Katch

A Supreme Court decision this week will drastically weaken Medicaid — just as congressional Republicans are advancing proposals that would cut it even further.

During the Biden-Harris Administration, we served as General Counsel for the Department of Health and Human Services and as Senior Advisor for Medicaid at th…

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A guest post by

Sam Bagenstos

Law and public policy professor. General Counsel of the Office of Management and Budget and the Department of Health and Human Services under President Biden. Senior civil rights official at the Department of Justice under President Obama.