Abortion - Research and Data from KFF

Kaiser Health Tracking Poll – July 2018: Changes to the Affordable Care Act; Health Care in the 2018 Midterms and the Supreme Court

Jul 25, 2018

Feature

The July 2018 Kaiser Health Tracking Poll finds that a candidate's position on continuing coverage for pre-existing conditions tops voters' list of priorities when it comes to who they'll vote for in the 2018 midterms. Additionally, 6 in 10 Americans say President Trump and his administration are trying to make the Affordable Care Act fail, and about half say that this is a bad thing.

Health Affairs Blog: The Myth Of The Abortion Insurance Rider

Jul 12, 2018

Perspective

In a Health Affairs blog post, Laurie Sobel, Caroline Rosenzweig and Alina Salganicoff of the Kaiser Family Foundation discuss the feasibility of abortion riders to private group and individual health plans as a means of providing access to abortion coverage when states ban the coverage as part of an insurance plan.

Poll: Two-thirds of Americans Don’t Want the Supreme Court to Overturn Roe v. Wade

Jun 29, 2018

News Release

Large Majority of the Public View Federal Funding of Family Planning Services for Low-Income Women as “Important” As President Trump prepares to make a new Supreme Court nomination, new polling from the Kaiser Family Foundation finds that two-thirds (67%) of the public do not want the Supreme Court to overturn the 1973 landmark Roe v.

Further Findings from Kaiser’s June Health Tracking Poll: Women’s Issues

Jun 29, 2018

Feature

The latest Kaiser Health Tracking Poll examines the public’s attitudes, with a focus on views of women ages 18-44, toward several key women’s issues including workplace protections and reproductive health – as well as the role that these issues may play in the 2018 midterm elections.

Proposed Title X Regulations Could Significantly Impact Family Planning Care for Low-income Women

Jun 28, 2018

News Release

Earlier this month, the Trump Administration proposed new regulations for the Federal Title X family planning program that could significantly impact the network of providers currently available to low-income women and restrict what participating providers can discuss with women as part of their family planning care.

Abortion Coverage in the Bipartisan Health Care Stabilization Act of 2018 (S. 1771)

Mar 22, 2018

Issue Brief

This issue brief reviews current federal and state policies on private insurance coverage of abortion services, and how the Bipartisan Health Care Stabilization Act of 2018 would affect abortion coverage for women enrolled in the individual market.

Abortion Coverage in the Premium Relief Act of 2017 (HR 4666)

Mar 19, 2018

Issue Brief

This issue brief reviews current federal and state policies on private insurance coverage of abortion services, and how the Premium Relief Act of 2017 would affect abortion coverage for women enrolled in the individual market and some small group plans.

Analysis: Insurance Riders to Cover Abortion Services Not Available to Women in States That Restrict Abortion Coverage

Feb 14, 2018

News Release

In 10 states, insurance plans are currently banned from including abortion as a covered service in state-regulated private plans -- all individually purchased policies and fully-insured group plans. Most of these laws do not include exceptions for rape, incest, or health endangerment.

Abortion Riders: Women Living in States with Insurance Restrictions Lack Abortion Coverage Options

Feb 13, 2018

Issue Brief

This data note explores the extent to which abortion riders are available in the states that restrict abortion coverage in state-regulated private plans and permit insurance carriers to sell abortion riders.

How Many Foreign NGOs Are Subject to the Expanded Mexico City Policy?

Dec 4, 2017

Issue Brief

This brief looks at one of the key outstanding questions about the potential impact of the expanded Mexico City Policy (or "Protecting Life in Global Health Assistance"): the size of the universe of affected NGOs.

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