Withhold Medicaid funds from states requiring abortion coverage
What the document says“HHS/CMS should withdraw appropriated funding, up to and including 10 percent of Medicaid funds, from states that require abortion insurance coverage.”
The chapter asks that the Justice Department commit to litigating the defense of those funding decisions promptly to the Supreme Court, in order to maximize the department's ability to withdraw funds from entities it says violate the Weldon Amendment, which bars discrimination against health entities that decline to provide abortion.
What the document actually says“HHS/CMS should withdraw appropriated funding, up to and including 10 percent of Medicaid funds, from states that require abortion insurance coverage.”
Some states make plans cover abortion. Take back some of their health money.
Medicaid pays for health care for poor people. Some states make insurance cover abortion. The book says those states should lose part of that money.
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