10 Key Facts About Women with Medicare
This brief examines 10 key facts about women with Medicare and presents new statistics on the health, economic and functional status of women with Medicare.
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Ballot Tracker: Abortion-Related State Constitutional Amendment Measures Confirmed for the 2024 Election in 10 States
TrackerThis tracker shows which states abortion-related constitutional amendment measures are confirmed or under consideration for the 2024 election.
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What are the Implications of the Dobbs Ruling for Racial Disparities?
Issue BriefThis analysis examines the implications of the Dobbs decision and state restrictions on abortion coverage for racial disparities in access to care and health outcomes.
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Abortion Back at SCOTUS: Can States Ban Emergency Abortion Care for Pregnant Patients?
Issue BriefOn April 24, 2024, the Supreme Court will hear the second case this term involving access to abortion: Idaho v. United States. At stake in this case is whether the Emergency Medical Treatment and Active Labor Act, a federal law requiring hospitals to provide stabilizing treatment to patients who present to their emergency rooms, preempts state abortion laws and requires hospitals that accept Medicare to provide abortion care when it is necessary to stabilize a patient’s condition, even when this abortion care violates state law.
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The Comstock Act: Implications for Abortion Care Nationwide
Issue BriefThis brief provides background on the Comstock Act, reviews how it has been interpreted by the Biden Administration’s DOJ, and considers how it could be enforced by an administration that is hostile toward abortion to severely restrict the distribution of drugs and supplies used for abortion, with implications for abortion access in all states across the country.
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Variability in Payment Rates for Abortion Services Under Medicaid
Issue BriefThis brief looks at Medicaid reimbursement rates for abortion services across states, including D&C and D&E procedures, and medication abortion. There is tremendous variability in how much states reimburse for abortion services.
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What’s at Stake for Access to Medication Abortion and the FDA in the Supreme Court Case FDA v. the Alliance for Hippocratic Medicine?
Issue BriefThe Supreme Court will be hearing oral arguments for the case FDA v. Alliance for Hippocratic Medicine. This brief explains the issues at stake before the court and their implications for the drug regulatory process and medication abortion access throughout the country.
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The Availability and Use of Medication Abortion
Fact SheetThis factsheet provides an overview of medication abortion, with a focus on federal and state regulations pertaining to its provision and coverage, and the role of the drug in self-managed abortions.
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Oral Contraceptive Pills: Access and Availability
Issue BriefThis brief provides an overview of oral contraception, discusses private insurance and Medicaid coverage, and reviews strategies to promote and expand women’s access to oral contraceptives.
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The Hyde Amendment and Coverage for Abortion Services Under Medicaid in the Post-Roe Era
Issue BriefThis brief details the federal programs that are affected by the Hyde Amendment and laws and regulations that have a similar goal, provides estimates on the share of women insured by Medicaid affected by the law, reviews the impact of the law on their access to abortion services, and discusses the potential effect if the law were to be repealed.