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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 ...
SC Senate subcommittee refuses to advance nominee to run health department
A South Carolina Senate subcommittee voted Thursday against advancing the nomination of the man Gov. Henry McMaster chose to ...
S.C. lawmakers give thumbs-down to health agency nominee
The man tapped to lead South Carolina’s public health agency says he won’t back down – after facing threats, harassment and ...
SCOTUS conservatives appear open to siding with Planned Parenthood in fight over South Carolina’s funding cut
Several key conservatives on the Supreme Court left open the possibility on Wednesday that they could side with Planned ...
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 ...
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 weigs if ‘magic words’ protect one of SC’s only abortion providers
The future of Planned Parenthood in South Carolina may hang in the balance of this case, brought after SC Governor Henry ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...