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This bill — the Equal Access to Abortion Coverage in Health Insurance (EACH Woman) Act of 2019 — would provide abortion coverage to people who get their coverage or care through Medicare, Medicaid and other federal programs such as government-sponsored employee health plans. It’d also prohibit states and the federal government from interfering in private insurance coverage of abortion, including in the health insurance marketplaces established under the Affordable Care Act (ACA).

Specifically, this bill would:

Require federal health insurance programs, including Medicaid, Medicare and the Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP), to provide coverage for abortion services;
Provide abortion coverage for low-income women in the District of Columbia;
Ensure coverage of abortion care for federal employees, women in the military, military dependents and women in the Peace Corps;
Ensure that women receiving health care services via the Indian Health Service (IHS), Federal Bureau of Prisons, or the Veterans Health Administration (VA) have access to abortion care; and
Prohibit state or local governments from restricting coverage of abortion by private health insurance plans.

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