Bill > S1384

This bill requires states that use Medicaid (a federal and state health insurance program for low-income individuals) to report detailed information about payments made to abortion providers. Specifically, states must submit a report to the federal government within 60 days of each fiscal year's end, which must include the amount of each Medicaid payment to abortion providers, the purpose of those payments, a comparison to previous years' payments, the number of abortions performed, the gestational age of each abortion, and the method of abortion used. The report must also be published on the state's public website. The Secretary of Health and Human Services must then compile these state reports into a comprehensive report for Congress, which will also be published online. The bill provides specific definitions for terms like "abortion," "abortion provider," and clarifies that this applies to payments involving federal funds. The goal appears to be increasing transparency about how federal Medicaid funds are used in relation to abortion services, requiring states to provide detailed documentation of such payments and procedures.

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https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/senate-bill/1384/all-info