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Texas · 90th Legislature Regular Session
HB996Relating to the coverage and provision of abortion, contraception, and sterilization under Medicaid and certain health benefit plans.
Direction
Abortionfunding insuranceAI label
↑Expands abortion accessmodel confidence 90%
Requires Medicaid to cover abortion services even without federal matching funds and bars cost-sharing, utilization review, prior authorization or other delays on abortion coverage under Medicaid and private health plans, so more insurance coverage of abortion.
the commission shall ensure that medical assistance reimbursement is provided for the provision of the following services to medical assistance recipients: (1) abortion services;
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AbortionotherAI label
=No change to abortion accessmodel confidence 70%
Changes the definition of abortion in the Insurance Code chapter and requires coverage of effective pain and anxiety management for contraception device procedures, but these are technical or ancillary to the main coverage expansions.
"Abortion" has the meaning assigned by Section 245.002, Health and Safety Code.
Why the model tagged it this way: The bill expands abortion access by mandating Medicaid reimbursement for abortions without federal funds, requiring private health plans to cover abortions without cost-sharing or prior authorization, and repealing prior prohibitions on such coverage. It also mandates coverage for contraception and sterilization on the same terms but those provisions do not address the listed topics. No provisions on gestational limits, exceptions, medication abortion, travel, provider regulation, personhood or ballot measures.
Related bills
HB1057Relating to the award of public money to or governmental transactions with providers of women's health services and family planning services↑Expands abortion access Filed
HB473Relating to the continuation of Medicaid eligibility of a woman following a pregnancy.↑Expands abortion access=No change to abortion access Filed
HB866Relating to the continuation of Medicaid eligibility of a woman following a pregnancy.↑Expands abortion access=No change to abortion access Filed
HB66Relating to abortion, including civil liability for distribution of abortion-inducing drugs and duties of Internet service providers; creati↓Restricts abortion access↓Restricts abortion access Died (session ended)