California lawmakers vote to make abortions cheaper

[Judi Lynn]

Source: Independent


California lawmakers have voted to make abortions much cheaper for people on private health insurance plans
Via AP news wire
4 hours ago

California lawmakers on Thursday voted to make abortions much cheaper for people on private health insurance plans, bringing California closer to becoming the fourth state in the country to ban insurance fees for the procedure.

Thursday's vote is part of lawmakers' strategy to make reproductive care more accessible in preparation for a potential U.S. Supreme Court decision this summer that could overturn Roe v. Wade, the landmark 1973 case that banned states from outlawing abortions.

California already requires private health insurance plans to cover abortion services. But insurers are allowed to charge people things like co-pays and deductibles, which adds an average of $543 to the cost of a medication abortion and $887 to the cost of a procedural abortion, according to an analysis by the California Health Benefits Review Program.

The Assembly approved a bill that would eliminate out-of-pocket costs for abortions on private health plans. While the bill would reduce the cost of abortions, it would also slightly increase monthly premiums for patients and their employers. But the savings from eliminating out-of-pocket costs would be greater than the increase in monthly premiums.


Read more: https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/california-ap-sacramento-gavin-newsom-texas-b2038574.html

[roody]

1. California lawmakers refuse to vote on

Universal health care.

[SoCalDavidS]

2. I Am So Glad I Live In A Fairly Reliable Democratic Voting State Like CA

Don't get me wrong, we have our fair share of Assholes here too, like McCarthy and up until recently, Cow Turd Nunes. Thankfully they live in the flyover Central portion of the state, while 2 of the 3 most populated regions of the state, Bay Area and Los Angeles, are heavily Democratic.

[ShazamIam]

7. I agree, sometimes I am really proud of our state, like how they make it possible for

the undocumented to buy health insurance from the state site even if it can't be subsidized with tax money being in the pool lowers their costs.

[Hekate]

3. Good. Now please get abortion protection into the California constitution while you can.

[murielm99]

4. Illinois has strong abortion protection laws.

Also, they have made sure that some clinics that offer abortion are located close to state borders. That way, people in states like Iowa, Missouri and Indiana can get to these clinics easily.

I love Governor Pritzker. Thank you Governor Pritzker!

[JI7]

5. Liberal states keep the country from going backwards

[ificandream]

6. I can't wait to hear the screeching from right wing boobs like Scamnity and Tuckyo Rose