Morning Briefing
Summaries of health policy coverage from major news organizations
Tax Credit Provision In GOP’s Health Bill At Odds With Some States’ Abortion Coverage Requirements
Tax credits under the House GOP’s ObamaCare repeal-and-replace bill meant to help people afford insurance could be largely unusable in some blue states because of a showdown over abortion rules. The issue has largely flown under the radar, but it could have serious implications, potentially keeping people in California and New York from accessing assistance that helps them afford coverage under the bill. (Sullivan, 5/1)
The majority of voters in 13 Republican-held districts oppose defunding Planned Parenthood and the GOP's ObamaCare repeal bill, a new poll released first to The Hill shows. The Public Policy Polling survey shows 59 percent of voters in 13 districts won by Hillary Clinton oppose defunding Planned Parenthood, compared to the 35 percent who support it. (Hellmann, 5/2)
In other news on abortion —
As states across the nation enact increasingly aggressive restrictions on abortion, perhaps nowhere has the political climate shifted as much as here in Kentucky, where the E.M.W. Women’s Surgical Center, a squat tan brick building on Market Street, is the state’s sole abortion clinic. (Stolberg, 5/2)
