The No Abortion Coverage for Medicaid Act would prohibit the federal government from approving Medicaid demonstration projects that use federal funds to cover abortion services or related expenses like travel costs to obtain an abortion. The bill targets a 2022 Department of Health and Human Services letter that invited states to use Medicaid waivers to expand access to elective abortions, which the bill's sponsors argue conflicts with the longstanding Hyde Amendment that restricts federal funding for abortion. The legislation would carve out exceptions for abortions resulting from rape or incest, abortions necessary to save a pregnant person's life, and treatment for miscarriage or ectopic pregnancy. The bill would apply to both Medicaid, which serves low-income individuals and families, and CHIP, which covers children in families with modest incomes. No specific funding amount or implementation timeline is provided in the bill text.
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