Marjorie Dannenfelser, the president of Susan B. Anthony Pro-Life America, reiterated in a statement Monday her anti-abortion group will penalize any lawmaker who votes for a subsidies extension without additional abortion guardrails that ban coverage nationwide. Read more at Politico
To satisfy Democratic demands to comply with the Hyde amendment when Obamacare passed in 2010, the law does not allow federal funds to cover abortions. Some states allow people insured under Obamacare to access abortion coverage using state or other funding. Republicans want to change that. Read more at NBC News
Anti-abortion groups have been making the rounds to congressional offices in recent weeks to make the case that the enhanced credits subsidize elective abortion — in breach of long-standing restrictions enacted by Congress, under the so-called Hyde Amendment, that prohibit federal funds to be used for the procedure with few exceptions. Read more at Politico … Read more
With Trump set to take office next week, expansion of the birth control mandate is unlikely. Trump has wavered on his approach to contraception policy, but his previous administration took steps to weaken the Affordable Care Act’s birth control mandate. Republicans, who now control Congress, have expressed interest in weakening provisions of the 2010 health … Read more
Since Trump’s 2018 rules took effect, private health plans and insurance companies have been able to exclude coverage of contraceptive services for objecting employers, as well as private colleges and universities — leaving many without access to free contraceptives. Read more at Politico
A health care proposal suggested by Republican vice presidential candidate JD Vance could gut a popular Affordable Care Act protection, making it legal for companies to charge more for or deny coverage of expensive medical conditions, including pregnancy. Read more at 19th News
