Document Type
Report
Publication Date
11-16-2009
Keywords
Medicaid & SCHIP; Access to Health Care; Government Funding; Low-Income Populations; Legal
Abstract
This analysis examines the implications for coverage of medically indicated abortions under the Stupak/Pitts Amendment (Stupak/Pitts) to H.R. 3962, the Affordable Health Care for America Act. In this analysis we focus on the Amendment's implications for the health benefit services industry as a whole. We also consider the Amendment's implications for the growth of a market for public or private supplemental coverage of medically indicated abortions. Finally, we examine the issues that may arise as insurers attempt to implement coverage determinations in which abortion may be a consequence of a condition, rather than the primary basis of treatment.
APA Citation
Rosenbaum, S., Cartwright-Smith, L., Margulies, R., Wood, S., & Mauery, D. R. (2009). An analysis of the implications of the Stupak/Pitts Amendment for coverage of medically indicated abortions. Washington, D.C.: Department of Health Policy, School of Public Health and Health Services, The George Washington University.
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