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US SB178

Bill

Status

Introduced

1/22/2025

Primary Sponsor

Joni Ernst

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Origin

Senate

119th Congress

AI Summary

  • States must submit abortion data annually to the CDC's surveillance system by December 31 or lose federal Medicaid reimbursements for family planning services at the enhanced 90% matching rate

  • Mandatory data collection includes maternal age, gestational age, race/ethnicity, abortion method type, marital status, previous pregnancy history, maternal residence (county/state), and whether the child survived the abortion

  • States that miss the December 31 deadline can still receive retroactive Medicaid payments if data is submitted by December 31 of the following year

  • States must certify data accuracy; knowingly providing false information results in loss of enhanced family planning Medicaid payments for the following fiscal year

  • CDC must publish an annual abortion report by December 30 of the third calendar year following the reporting period and provide technical assistance to states for data collection

Legislative Description

Ensuring Accurate and Complete Abortion Data Reporting Act of 2025

Health

Last Action

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.

1/22/2025

Committee Referrals

Finance1/22/2025

Full Bill Text

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