Contact Congress about S. 15: Ensuring Accurate and Complete Abortion Data Reporting Act of 2023

States would have to report abortion data to the CDC to keep some Medicaid family planning payments. The CDC would collect the data in one national system and publish yearly reports.

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Ensuring Accurate and Complete Abortion Data Reporting Act of 2023 is a Senate bill in Congress.

Who this affects: This bill mainly affects state health agencies that collect and report abortion data. It also affects state Medicaid programs because some family planning payments would depend on reporting. Public health researchers and federal officials would get more standard national data. People who use Medicaid family planning services could be affected if a state loses or delays the tied funding.

Why this matters: Abortion data is not reported the same way in every state today, so national numbers can be incomplete or hard to compare. This bill would push states to report the same core data by tying the rules to some Medicaid family planning money. That could improve public health data and policy debates. It could also create new state workload, privacy concerns in small areas, and funding risks if states do not comply.

Key provisions in S. 15

• States would have to send abortion data to the CDC to keep some Medicaid family planning money. The rule applies only to those tied payments.
• States would have to report a minimum set of required answers. Those questions are defined in the Public Health Service Act.
• States would have two years after a data year to report by December 31. If they report within one more year, they can still get back payments.
• States would have to tell the CDC Director that their abortion data is accurate. This certification would come with the data they submit.
• The CDC could withhold the tied Medicaid family planning payments if a state knowingly sends false data. The penalty would last for one full fiscal year, which is the government budget year.

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Questions people ask about S. 15

What is S. 15?

States would have to report abortion data to the CDC to keep some Medicaid family planning payments. The CDC would collect the data in one national system and publish yearly reports.

How do I support or oppose S. 15?

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Who should I contact about S. 15?

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