Equal Access to Abortion Coverage in Health Insurance (EACH Woman) Act of 2019
- Last Action
- 3/13/2019
Actions
- 2019-03-13Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
- 2019-03-12Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
- 2019-03-12Referred 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.
- 2019-03-12Referred 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.
- 2019-03-12Referred 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.
- 2019-03-12Introduced in House
- 2019-03-12Introduced in House
CRS Summary
As of 2019-03-12 (00)
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.
Cosponsors (20)
- Debbie Dingell (D-MI)
- EDDIE JOHNSON (D-TX)
- Adriano Espaillat (D-NY)
- Bill Foster (D-IL)
- Marcia Fudge (D-OH)
- Jimmy Gomez (D-CA)
- Debra Haaland (D-NM)
- ALCEE HASTINGS (D-FL)
- Pramila Jayapal (D-WA)
- Joyce Beatty (D-OH)
- Joseph Kennedy (D-MA)
- Ro Khanna (D-CA)
- Raja Krishnamoorthi (D-IL)
- Ann Kuster (D-NH)
- RICK LARSEN (D-WA)
- Brenda Lawrence (D-MI)
- Andy Levin (D-MI)
- Ted Lieu (D-CA)
- NITA LOWEY (D-NY)
- CAROLYN MALONEY (D-NY)
Subjects
- 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
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