The bill would require the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) to collect abortion data from states in a standard format. Required data would include maternal age, gestational age, race and ethnicity, abortion method, marital status, prior pregnancies, residence, and whether the child survived the abortion. The CDC would publish reports and provide technical help to states.
Starting after a two-year period, states would generally have to submit required data to receive certain federal Medicaid payments for family planning services. A state could submit late and still receive payment if it submits the data by December 31 of that year. If the CDC determines a state knowingly submitted false data, that state could lose those payments for the first full fiscal year after the determination.
The bill sets new reporting duties for states and a federal payment condition related to some Medicaid-funded family planning services. It does not describe changes to individual eligibility for those services.
The bill does not state an estimated cost or identify a funding amount. No publicly available information.
The bill’s findings say that past voluntary reporting has not produced complete data and that states collect and publish different information. The findings describe accurate data as important for public health and policy analysis.
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