Abortion coverage in marketplace plans, 2015
- Collection:
- Health Policy and Services Research
- Series Title(s):
- Issue brief (Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation)
- Author(s):
- Salganicoff, Alina, author Sobel, Laurie, (Of Kaiser Family Foundation), author
- Contributor(s):
- Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation, issuing body.
- Publication:
- Menlo Park, CA : Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation, January 2015
- Language(s):
- English
- Format:
- Text
- Subject(s):
- Abortion, Induced -- economics Abortion, Induced -- legislation & jurisprudence Health Insurance Exchanges -- legislation & jurisprudence Insurance Benefits -- legislation & jurisprudence Insurance Coverage -- legislation & jurisprudence United States United States.
- Genre(s):
- Technical Report
- Abstract:
- In the negotiations leading to the passage of the Affordable Care Act (ACA), abortion coverage was one of the thorniest and most controversial of many controversial issues. Along with immigrant coverage, it was one of the final issues negotiated before the House vote. Initially, the House passed the Stupak-Pitts Amendment, which would have prohibited any plans in the Marketplaces from receiving federal subsidies if they covered abortion. The final law, however, included a compromise proposed by former Senator Ben Nelson of Nebraska which allows states to ban abortion coverage on their ACA Health Insurance Marketplace and requires plans that offer abortion coverage to segregate funds, assuring that no federal funds are used for abortion coverage. After the ACA was passed, President Obama also signed an executive order to emphasize that no federal funds can be used to pay for abortion beyond the Hyde limitations.
- Copyright:
- Reproduced with permission of the copyright holder. Further use of the material is subject to CC BY license. (More information)
- Extent:
- 1 online resource (1 PDF file (3 pages, 1 unnumbered page))
- Illustrations:
- Illustrations
- NLM Unique ID:
- 101670594 (See catalog record)
- Permanent Link:
- http://resource.nlm.nih.gov/101670594