# Plain Language Summary: Abortion Funding Awareness Act of 2024

This bill requires states to track and publicly report how much Medicaid money goes to abortion providers. Specifically, any state that uses federal Medicaid funds to pay for abortion services must submit a detailed report to the federal government within 60 days after each fiscal year ends. That same report also has to be published on the state's public website so anyone can see it. The federal government then compiles all the state reports and publishes them as well, along with a summary, making this information available to Congress and the public.

The reports themselves need to include specific details about each payment: how much money was spent, what services it paid for, and how that compares to previous years. States also have to report the total number of abortions performed by each provider during the year, the gestational age at which each abortion occurred, and what method was used. This means the bill creates a comprehensive public record of abortion-related Medicaid spending that didn't previously exist in this standardized form.

The practical effect is that information about state Medicaid payments to abortion providers becomes transparent and accessible to the public. Currently, while this spending information exists in various state records, it's not systematically compiled or made easily available. This bill standardizes the reporting so taxpayers and policymakers can see exactly how much public money goes toward abortion services in each state. The bill applies to any organization that performs abortions or refers people for abortions, as long as they receive Medicaid payments from federal funds.

Abortion Funding Awareness Act of 2024

Banks, Jim

Abortion Funding Awareness Act of 2024 This bill establishes reporting requirements for states regarding certain Medicaid payments to abortion providers. Specifically, the bill requires states that make Medicaid payments using&nbsp;federal funds for any items or services furnished by an abortion provider to annually (1) submit a report to the Centers for Medicare &amp; Medicaid Services on all such payments, and (2) publish the report on the state's website. The report must include specified information, including the number of abortions performed by the providers and the gestational age with respect to each such abortion. (Current law restricts the use of federal funds for abortions to cases of rape, incest, or life endangerment of the woman. States may use their own funds to cover abortions in other cases.)