Reduce reproductive healthcare costs

Reduce reproductive healthcare costs by working together to increase Medicaid reimbursement rates, bundle billing codes to make reimbursement easier, and enact other novel affordability and workforce expansion measures.
Governor Polis Protections Reproductive Health Care Funding Amidst Cuts
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    Governor Polis Protections Reproductive Health Care Funding Amidst Cuts

    Governor Polis signed a law that allows the state to use its own funds to pay for reproductive health care–like cancer screenings, birth control advice, STI testing and more–from providers who were cut off from federal Medicaid funding under the recent federal budget plan.
    Governor McKee signs legislation to expand Paid Family Leave in Rhode Island
  • NBC 10 News
  • Rhode Island
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  • NBC 10 News
  • Rhode Island
    •  August 20, 2025

    Governor McKee signs legislation to expand Paid Family Leave in Rhode Island

    Governor Dan McKee was joined by bill sponsors and other local advocates for a ceremonial bill signing to mark the expansion of paid family leave in Rhode Island through the Temporary Caregiver Insurance program (TCI). The legislation will raise the Temporary Disability Insurance and TCI wage replacement rates from the current 60% to 70% starting in January 2027, followed by 75% in January 2028.

    “By expanding paid family leave, we are reinforcing the message that workers in Rhode Island should not have to choose between their paycheck and their family,” said Governor Dan McKee. “This expansion of the wage replacement rate helps us stay competitive and a national leader on this issue.”
    Governor Murphy Invests in Record Breaking Expansion to Reproductive Health Care
  • New Jersey
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  • New Jersey
    •  July 21, 2025

    Governor Murphy Invests in Record Breaking Expansion to Reproductive Health Care

    At the end of June, Governor Murphy enacted New Jersey’s annual budget, which includes a $52.2 million investment in reproductive health programs (in addition to those covered by State-sponsored insurance programs). This includes record-breaking resources to deliver safety-net family planning services, upgrade family planning facilities, and grow the reproductive health care workforce. A new initiative aims to attract OB/GYNs and other reproductive health care professionals from other states, including through loan redemption for service in medically underserved communities.
    Maryland Gov. Wes Moore signs bill to tap unused ACA insurance funds for abortion grant program
  • AP News
  • Maryland
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  • AP News
  • Maryland
    •  May 13, 2025 • Brian Witte

    Maryland Gov. Wes Moore signs bill to tap unused ACA insurance funds for abortion grant program

    Brian Witte

    Maryland will become the first state to use money collected from a surcharge on insurance plans sold under the Affordable Care Act to fund a program to pay for abortions, regardless of a patient’s insurance coverage, under a measure signed into law Tuesday by Democratic Gov. Wes Moore.
    Governor Murphy Champions Paid Parental Leave and Advocates for Greater Affordability and Access to Reproductive Care in State of the State Address
  • New Jersey
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  • New Jersey
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    Governor Murphy Champions Paid Parental Leave and Advocates for Greater Affordability and Access to Reproductive Care in State of the State Address

    New Jersey aims to establish paid family leave as the norm by providing 12 weeks of fully paid parental leave for all state workers, while also prioritizing reproductive freedom by stockpiling mifepristone and eliminating out-of-pocket abortion costs.
    Reproductive Health Infrastructure Investments
  • Oregon
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  • Oregon
    •  July 22, 2024

    Reproductive Health Infrastructure Investments

    Oregon allocated $3.4 million dollars to the Oregon Health Authority (OHA) as part of Public Health Modernization to support reproductive health infrastructure development. This funding created a state-wide abortion access website, provided OHA-wide reproductive health services reimbursement rate revisions and alignment, and provided infrastructure grants to service providers across the state.
    The Reproductive Health and Access to Care Act
  • Oregon
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  • Oregon
    •  July 22, 2024

    The Reproductive Health and Access to Care Act

    This comprehensive public law expands access to reproductive health and gender-affirming care and establishes protections for those seeking and those providing this care by codifying abortion rights, protecting providers and patients, and expanding access to reproductive health care.
    Medicaid Rate Increase
  • New Jersey
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  • New Jersey
    •  July 20, 2024

    Medicaid Rate Increase

    New Jersey fully implemented a Medicaid rate increase that more fairly reimburses reproductive health care providers for their services and encourages the ongoing care of individuals regardless of income status or ability to pay.
    Updated Regulations to Require Comprehensive Abortion Coverage
  • New Jersey
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  • New Jersey
    •  July 20, 2024

    Updated Regulations to Require Comprehensive Abortion Coverage

    As part of the Murphy Administration’s efforts to protect access to reproductive health care, the New Jersey Department of Banking and Insurance announced the adoption of rules to require comprehensive abortion coverage as a part of all health benefits plans regulated by the department. This requirement is now in effect for the fully-insured large employer health insurance market upon plan issuance or renewal.
    Increased Abortion Coverage Insurance Requirements
  • New Jersey
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  • New Jersey
    •  July 20, 2024

    Increased Abortion Coverage Insurance Requirements

    The New Jersey Department of Banking and Insurance established new requirements for comprehensive abortion coverage among insurers in the individual and small employer markets that took effect for the start of the 2023 plan year on January 1, 2023.