Bill > S673

This bill aims to ensure access to full-spectrum pregnancy care, including coverage for abortion and abortion-related care. The key provisions of the bill are: 1. It requires state employee health plans, Medicaid, and private health insurance plans to cover abortion and abortion-related care without any deductibles, coinsurance, copays, or other cost-sharing requirements. It also prohibits these plans from imposing unreasonable restrictions or delays on such coverage. 2. It ensures that the benefits for an enrollee under these plans are the same for the enrollee's covered spouse and dependents. 3. It allows employers that are churches or qualified church-controlled organizations to request an exemption from covering abortion and abortion-related care, provided they give written notice to prospective enrollees about the services they will not cover for religious reasons. 4. The provisions of the bill will apply to all relevant health insurance policies, contracts, and certificates delivered, issued, or renewed 6 months after the effective date of the act.

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https://malegislature.gov/Bills/192/S673