What does SHORT TITLE. of Ensuring Accurate and Complete Abortion Data Reporting Act of 2025 do?

This bill is formally titled the Ensuring Accurate and Complete Abortion Data Reporting Act of 2025.

What does MEDICAID PAYMENTS FOR CERTAIN FAMILY PLANNING SERVICES AND of Ensuring Accurate and Complete Abortion Data Reporting Act of 2025 do?

This section amends Section 1903 of the Social Security Act to condition Medicaid payments for certain family planning services and supplies on states submitting abortion data to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). States must submit abortion data, including mandatory questions described in the Public Health Service Act, annually by December 31, with the reporting year being the year prior. Late submissions of abortion data are permitted, allowing states to continue receiving payments retroactively if submitted by December 31 of the year following the reporting year. States must certify the accuracy of submitted abortion data. If the CDC Director determines a state knowingly provided false abortion data, the state may be ineligible for Medicaid payments for family planning services in the following fiscal year.

What does COLLECTION OF ABORTION DATA BY CDC. of Ensuring Accurate and Complete Abortion Data Reporting Act of 2025 do?

This section amends the Public Health Service Act to establish a system for collecting abortion data. The Secretary, through the CDC Director, will maintain a surveillance system for aggregate abortion data in a standardized format. A standard worksheet will be created to collect data from states, including mandatory and voluntary questions. Mandatory questions will include variables such as maternal age, gestational age, race, ethnicity, abortion method type, marital status, previous pregnancies, and maternal residence. The system will allow for cross-tabulation of variables, including maternal age by gestational age and race/ethnicity by maternal age. The Secretary can periodically update the worksheet questions and classify them as mandatory or voluntary. The Secretary will provide technical assistance to states to improve data reporting. An annual report on abortion data will be issued and published by December 30 of the third calendar year following the report's covered year.

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Ensuring Accurate and Complete Abortion Data Reporting Act of 2025

Q: What does Preamble of Ensuring Accurate and Complete Abortion Data Reporting Act of 2025 do?

This bill, formally titled 'To amend title XIX of the Social Security Act and the Public Health Service Act to improve the reporting of abortion data to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, and for other purposes,' aims to modify the Social Security Act and the Public Health Service Act. The bill intends to improve the reporting of abortion data to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

Q: What does FINDINGS. of Ensuring Accurate and Complete Abortion Data Reporting Act of 2025 do?

This section outlines congressional findings regarding abortion data reporting. Historically, reporting abortion data to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has been voluntary, leading to incomplete data submission. States vary significantly in the abortion data they collect and publish. No single abortion data point is publicly reported for all 50 states and the District of Columbia. Three states, representing 15% of the U.S. female population of childbearing age, do not report any abortion data to the CDC. Congress asserts that accurate abortion data, including data on survivors of abortion attempts, is essential for public health and policy analysis.

Last updated: 1/22/2025 · Introduced: 1/22/2025

Author: Joni Ernst (R-IA)

TL;DR (AI)

This bill requires states to submit abortion data annually to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) to receive Medicaid payments for certain family planning services.
It establishes a standardized system within the CDC for collecting and reporting aggregate abortion data, including mandatory questions on key demographic and medical variables.
The bill mandates the publication of an annual report on abortion data by the CDC, allowing for cross-tabulation of variables to facilitate public health analysis.

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