Open AccessA survey of state Medicaid policies for coverage of abortion and prenatal diagnostic procedures.
Author(s) -
Janet Weiner,
Barbara A. Bernhardt
Publication year - 1990
Publication title -
american journal of public health
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.284
H-Index - 264
eISSN - 1541-0048
pISSN - 0090-0036
DOI - 10.2105/ajph.80.6.717
Subject(s) - medicaid , abortion , amniocentesis , medicine , family medicine , pregnancy , obstetrics , prenatal diagnosis , fetus , political science , law , health care , biology , genetics
In the summer of 1988, we surveyed all states to evaluate access to Medicaid funding for abortion after the diagnosis of an anomalous fetus. All state Medicaid programs covered amniocentesis, and most had expanded coverage to include newer prenatal diagnostic procedures for eligible women. In 29 states, however, abortion coverage was limited to instances when continuation of abortion threatens the life of the mother. Only 13 states paid for a woman on Medicaid to obtain an abortion after diagnosis of an anomalous fetus.