Delaware Passes Bill Expanding Reproductive Health Coverage Requirements

All health benefit plans delivered or issued for Medicaid, private health insurance plans and state employee insurance plans in Delaware will be required to cover abortion care under a recently signed law, reports Delaware Public Media. Delaware is the fifth state to require private insurers to cover these services, and the eighteenth state to expand Medicaid benefits to include abortion services. The law, effective January 1, 2025 for public plans and post-2025 for private insurers, complements existing coverage of fertility and cancer care, breast exams, and doula services.