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[redwood66]

Do ACA-compliant health insurance plans cover abortion?

Q. Do health insurance plans in ACA's exchanges cover abortion? A. Some do, and some don't. They are not required to, and in some states, they are not allowed to. Here's a summary of how the ACA addresses abortion, and how the rules have been implemented thus far.

www.healthinsurance.org

 

[Matata]

Bans on Insurance Coverage of Abortion

Most Americans with employer-based heath insurance currently have coverage for abortion care. Unfortunately, politicians across the country have been busy trying to take away this coverage. The map below illustrates abortion insurance bans throughout the country. Read more below.

www.aclu.org

 

[Matata]

State and Federal Contraceptive Coverage Requirements: Implications for Women and Employers

Before the ACA was passed, many states had enacted contraceptive equity laws that required plans to treat contraceptives in the same way they covered other services. In addition, since the ACA was …

www.kff.org

"Contraceptive Coverage under the Affordable Care Act (ACA) has made access to the full range of contraceptive methods affordable to millions of women. Since it was first issued in 2012, this provision has been controversial and has been the focus of two major cases that have reached the Supreme Court. Following the Hobby Lobby ruling, the Obama Administration took the stand that almost all women had an entitlement to the contraceptive benefit and developed an “accommodation” to assure they would still get coverage, even if their employer had religious objections to contraception. The Trump Administration, in contrast, has prioritized the rights of employers, and in October 2017, issued regulations that significantly broadened the exemption to nearly any employer with a religious or moral objection. The new regulations have been challenged by 8 states and have been blocked from being implemented pending the outcome of the litigation."

 

[Ella]

Political discussions are now prohibited due to fissures it caused in this community. Please see Andrey’s post for details.