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States warn GOP could restrict insurance abortion coverage
A coalition of 21 state attorneys general urges Congress to preserve Affordable Care Act tax credits for abortion-inclusive plans, citing state sovereignty and healthcare access.
- This week, attorneys general from 21 jurisdictions sent a letter urging Congress to keep Enhanced Premium Tax Credits for marketplace plans that cover abortions, with Phil Weiser, Colorado Attorney General, among the signers.
- Republican negotiators are considering restricting abortion coverage in marketplace plans as Enhanced Premium Tax Credits face expiry at the end of the year, while attorneys general say this would violate state sovereignty.
- All signatory states allow abortion coverage in their ACA plans, and those marketplace plans, though privately sold, often receive federal tax-credit subsidies, with states arguing credits fund plans, not abortions.
- Democratic attorneys general warned that tying credits to abortion restrictions would override state law and limit access, while pro-life advocates argued federal dollars should not fund abortion and Planned Parenthood did not respond.
- The debate invokes the Hyde Amendment, a federal policy first enacted in 1976 that bars federal funds for most abortions, while advocates said at least 12 states mandate abortion coverage in Obamacare plans.
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States warn GOP could restrict insurance abortion coverage
(The Center Square) – A multi-state coalition sent a letter this week to congressional leaders, urging them to continue tax credits for Affordable Care Act insurance plans that cover abortions.
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