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Texas · 89th Legislature Regular Session
HB2023Relating to the coverage of emergency contraceptive drugs by health benefit plans.
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Abortionmedication abortionAI label
↑Expands abortion accessmodel confidence 80%
Requires health plans that cover prescription contraceptives to also cover emergency contraceptive drugs (which can prevent implantation) without a prescription at least once per year, increasing access to and insurance coverage for such drugs.
A health benefit plan that provides coverage for prescription contraceptive drugs must provide coverage for emergency contraceptive drugs at least once per year without a prescription for each enrollee.
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AbortionotherAI label
↑Expands abortion accessmodel confidence 70%
Defines emergency contraceptive as a drug used postcoitally that prevents pregnancy by preventing fertilization or implantation of a fertilized egg, and mandates coverage for it, which expands access to postcoital contraception that can act after fertilization.
"emergency contraceptive" means a drug containing an elevated dose of hormones that: (1) is used postcoitally; (2) prevents pregnancy by preventing fertilization of an egg or preventing implantation of a fertilized egg in a uterus;
Why the model tagged it this way: The bill mandates insurance coverage for emergency contraceptive drugs (including those that may prevent implantation) without a prescription, which expands access to medication that can function after fertilization and is closely linked to abortion policy under the given topic definitions.
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