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Page_white_text S1075: A bill to amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to expand access to contraceptive services for women and men under the Medicaid program, help low income women and couples prevent unintended pregnancies and reduce abortion, and for other purposes    [0 comments]
Amends title XIX (Medicaid) of the Social Security Act to: (1) include women who are not pregnant but who meet certain income eligibility standards in a mandatory categorically needy group for family planning services purposes; (2) allow a state Medicaid plan to provide for making medical assistance available to such individuals during a presumptive eligibility period; and (3) prohibit a state from providing for medical assistance through enrollment of an individual with benchmark coverage or benchmark-equivalent coverage unless it includes certain family planning services and supplies.
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WorldS1075 at GovTrack BookS1075 at the Library of Congress
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Photo Democrat
New York
http://clinton.senate.gov

Co-Sponsors
Sen. Barbara Boxer [D, CA]
Sen. Robert Casey [D, PA]
Sen. Tim Johnson [D, SD]
Sen. John Kerry [D, MA]
Sen. Frank Lautenberg [D, NJ]
Sen. Robert Menendez [D, NJ]
Sen. Patty Murray [D, WA]
Sen. Harry Reid [D, NV]
Sen. Charles Schumer [D, NY]
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