Politico October 4, 2022
In the two months since President Joe Biden signed an executive order encouraging states to use the health insurance program to expand abortion access, no state has applied to do so.
Vice President Kamala Harris (right) holds up a map depicting abortion access by state during the first meeting of the interagency Task Force on Reproductive Health on Aug. 3, 2022. | Susan Walsh/AP Photo
The Biden administration is offering the opportunity to use Medicaid to help cover costs for people who cross state borders for abortions.
States aren’t so sure they want to take it.
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