S 3723 111th Congress Senate Health Abortion Health care costs and insurance Health care coverage and access Health programs administration and funding

Excluding Abortion Coverage from Health Reform Act

Introduced: August 5, 2010 See on congress.gov

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Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

Aug 5, 2010

Introduced in Senate

Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Excluding Abortion Coverage from Health Reform Act - Amends the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act to prohibit federal funds from being to used to cover any part of the costs of any health plan that includes coverage of abortion services. (Currently, federal funds cannot be used for abortion services and plans receiving federal funds must keep federal funds segregated from any funds for abortion services.)

Requires any qualified health benefit plan offered through an Exchange that includes coverage for abortions to also offer a qualified health benefit plan through the Exchange that is identical in every respect except that it does not cover abortions.

What's happening now August 5, 2010

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

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