Governor JB Pritzker is confirming that state coverage of abortions for low income women will continue in Illinois.
Regardless of what happens at the federal level, Medicaid recipients here will still have access to the state funded abortion procedures. That’s written into state law.
On Wednesday, the Governor also said, “we are looking at whether or not we can provide state dollars for out of state people directly to help them. But indirectly we absolutely already are doing that.”
The state has raised the rate it pays providers for abortion services to help ensure access. Illinois is one of only 16 states that provides abortion coverage to Medicaid recipients.
The Illinois Department of Healthcare and Family Services is advising managed care companies that help administer Medicaid about the law and that they may be getting questions about coverage.
