On August 6, 2015, Governor Bentley announced that his administration was terminating its Medicaid contract with Planned Parenthood, as reported by AL.com.
As noted in the article, the Medicaid Act has a “free choice of provider” provision requiring state Medicaid plans to allow patients to choose their own medical provider. 42 U.S.C. § 1396a(a)(23). This has been held enforceable via § 1983.