Protecting Access to Abortion Medication*
Posted on May 31, 2023
Following a federal court ruling in Texas in the case of Alliance for Hippocratic Medicine v. U.S. Food & Drug Administration that blocked the FDA’s approval of the abortion medication mifepristone, Massachusetts Governor Maura T. Healey issued an Executive Order confirming protections for medication abortion under existing state law.
Per the Executive Order released on April 14, 2023, Health New England and all carriers who offer insured health plans will continue to include coverage for the prescribing, dispensing, and administration of Mifepristone with Misoprostol, or Misoprostol alone, without the application of any cost sharing.
The continued coverage of Mifepristone and Misoprostol at no cost-share applies to all Health New England Commercial Fully Funded plans and any Self-Funded group plans that opted into the reproductive mandate.
*Only applies to groups with prescription coverage through Health New England.
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