WASHINGTON (March 31, 2025) - The Supreme Court will hear arguments for Medina v. Planned Parenthood South Atlantic on Wednesday, April 2, 2025.
The judges will deliberate over whether the Medicaid Act’s any-qualified-provider provision unambiguously confers a private right upon a Medicaid beneficiary to choose a specific provider. Recently GW experts joined a public health amicus brief on the case that urges the court to uphold a woman’s ability to legally enforce her right to receive Medicaid covered family planning services from the provider of her choice.
The George Washington University has experts available who can provide insight on this case. If you would like to schedule an interview, please contact Media Relations Specialist Shannon Mitchell at [email protected] or Katelyn Deckelbaum at [email protected].
Sonia Suter is a professor of law at the George Washington University Law School and founding director of the Health Law Initiative. She is an expert on issues at the intersection of law, medicine, and bioethics, with a particular focus on reproductive rights.
Sara Rosenbaum is the Emeritus Professor of Health Policy and Management, and previously served as founding Chair of the Milken Institute School of Public Health Department of Health Policy at George Washington University. She is a nationally recognized expert on health care access for vulnerable populations. She most recently worked on an amicus brief urging the Supreme Court to protect health and uphold the Emergency Treatment and Labor Act.
Alison Barkoff is the Harold and Jane Hirsh Associate Professor of Health Law and Policy at the GW Milken Institute School of Public Health. She is a nationally recognized expert in health law and policy and can discuss access to healthcare, insurance and other issues.
MaryBeth Musumeci is an associate teaching professor in the Department of Health Policy and Management at GW’s Milken Institute School of Public Health. Her work concentrates on Medicaid for people with disabilities, including issues related to people dually eligible for Medicare and Medicaid, community integration, and long-term services and supports, and Medicaid demonstration waivers.
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