Equal Access to Abortion Coverage in Health Insurance (EACH Woman) Act of 2019
United States116th CongressHR-1692House of Representatives
Updated: Mar 13, 2019
Summary
Equal Access to Abortion Coverage in Health Insurance (EACH Woman) Act of 2019 This bill requires coverage for abortion care through public health insurance programs, including Medicaid, Medicare, and the Children’s Health Insurance Program, as well as insurance plans for federal employees. Further, abortion care must be available at federal, and federally supported, health care facilities to individuals eligible for services at such facilities. Additionally, the bill prohibits federal, state, or local governments from restricting coverage for abortion care available through private health insurance plans.
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S-758: Equal Access to Abortion Coverage in Health Insurance (EACH Woman) Act of 2019Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on Ways and Means, and Oversight and Reform, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
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Introduced in House
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
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Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
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