2014 House Bill 5926

Authorize exception to ban on federal health care law abortion subsidies

Introduced in the House

Oct. 6, 2014

Introduced by Rep. Gretchen Driskell (D-52)

To allow health insurance companies to include coverage that pays for an abortion “if the pregnancy is the result of rape or incest” in policies sold in Michigan through the federal health care law’s “exchange.” Under <a href="http://www.michiganvotes.org/2013-IL-1">voter-initiated legislation</a> enacted in 2013, insurers are prohibited from including abortion coverage in policies sold through the exchange, but may sell a policy “rider” for abortion coverage, for which individuals must pay themselves with no federal subsidy.

Referred to the Committee on Insurance