Some states are moving to limit
abortion coverage under the Affordable Care Act.
In two other developments related to insurance coverage of abortion, North Carolina moved to limit
abortion coverage under the health plan offered to state employees to cases of life endangerment, rape and incest; this brings to15 the number of states restricting abortion coverage for state employees.
Not exact matches
The bill would allow people to buy separate
coverage for
abortions «so long as no credit is allowed
under this section with respect to the premiums for such
coverage or plan.»
But
under New York State rules, insurers are required to provide
abortion coverage.
Fidelis Care, which is the largest health care plan on the New York Health Exchange, set up
under Obamacare, does not pay for
abortion services, but
under a special arrangement the state pays for the
coverage.
Suicide, attempted suicide or any intentionally self - inflicted injury of you, a traveling companion, family member or business partner booked to travel with you, while sane or insane; an act of declared or undeclared war; participating in maneuvers or training exercises of an armed service, except while participating in weekend or summer training for the reserve forces of the United States, including the National Guard; riding or driving in races, or speed or endurance competitions or events; mountaineering (engaging in the sport of scaling mountains generally requiring the use of picks, ropes, or other special equipment); participating as a member of a team in an organized sporting competition or participating as a professional in a stunt, athletic or sporting event or competition; participating in skydiving or parachuting, parasailing, hang gliding, bungee cord jumping, extreme skiing, skiing outside marked trails or heli - skiing, mountaineering, any race, speed contests not including any of the regatta races, spelunking or caving, hot air ballooning, or scuba diving if the depth exceeds 120 feet (40 meters) or if you are not certified to dive and a dive master is not present during the dive; piloting or learning to pilot or acting as a member of the crew of any aircraft; being intoxicated or
under the influence of any controlled substance unless as administered or prescribed by a legally qualified physician; the commission of or attempt to commit a felony or being engaged in an illegal occupation; normal childbirth or pregnancy (except complications of pregnancy) or voluntarily induced
abortion; dental treatment (except as
coverage is otherwise specifically provided herein); amounts which exceed the maximum benefit amount for each
coverage as shown in the Schedule of Benefits; due to a pre-existing condition, as defined in the plan documents.
• reviving the failed attempt to effectively ban private health insurance
coverage of
abortion in the new health exchanges created
under the Affordable Care Act
The majority of private health insurance plans currently offer
abortion coverage, and the Stupak / Pitts amendment would result in the elimination of private
abortion coverage in the «exchange,» the new insurance market created
under health care reform, as well as in the public option, if one is created.
· revives the failed attempt to effectively ban insurance
coverage of
abortion in the new health exchanges
under the Affordable Care Act — taking away a common health benefit that most private health plans currently offer;
Further, it tries to revive the failed attempt to effectively ban private health insurance
coverage of
abortion in the new health exchanges created
under the Affordable Care Act.
Under the new law, health plans will still be able to offer comprehensive insurance
coverage for reproductive health care, including
abortion, as long as private funds are used to pay for such
coverage.