EACH Act Fact Sheet

The EACH Act is bold legislation to reverse the Hyde Amendment and related abortion coverage restrictions. The EACH Act would have a significant impact on abortion care for people and families who are working to make ends meet, creating two important standards for reproductive health:

First, it sets up the federal government as a standard-bearer, ensuring that every person who receives care or insurance through the federal government will have coverage for abortion services. The EACH Act restores abortion coverage to those:

• enrolled in a government health insurance plan (i.e., Medicaid, Medicare), including those who live in the District of Columbia;
• enrolled in a government-managed health insurance program (i.e., FEHBP, TRICARE) due to an employment relationship; or
• receiving health care from a government provider or program (i.e., Indian Health Services, the Federal Bureau of Prisons, the Veterans Administration).

Second, it prohibits political interference with decisions by private health insurance companies to offer coverage for abortion care. The federal government cannot interfere with the private insurance market, including the insurance marketplaces established by the Affordable Care Act, to prevent insurance companies from providing abortion coverage.

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