State-Level Variation in and Barriers to Medicaid Abortion Coverage.

ABSTRACT:

Importance

Approximately 35% of individuals seeking abortion care use Medicaid for health insurance. Although the Hyde Amendment restricts use of federal funds for most abortions, states can supplement coverage using state funds. Understanding the scope of abortion coverage across states and potential barriers to access may help address health care inequities and inform interventions.

Objective

To characterize state Medicaid abortion policies by conducting a qualitative analysis of publicly available state documents on Medicaid policy.

Design, setting, and participants

This qualitative study analyzed Medicaid abortion policies across all 50 states and the District of Columbia (hereinafter, states). Data were systematically collected from publicly available Medicaid do

SUBMITTER: Jiang JW 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12418122 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature