S 758
116th Congress
Senate
Health
Abortion
Child health
Employee benefits and pensions
Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management
Health care costs and insurance
Health care coverage and access
Health facilities and institutions
Medicaid
Medicare
Women's health
Equal Access to Abortion Coverage in Health Insurance (EACH Woman) Act of 2019
Introduced: March 12, 2019
Introduced by:
Duckworth, Tammy
Democratic
· Illinois
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Everywhere this bill has been
2 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Mar 12, 2019
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Mar 12, 2019
Introduced in Senate
Plain-English 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.
What's happening now
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Committees of jurisdiction
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