Maryland will soon begin using millions of dollars collected through a surcharge on insurance plans sold under the Affordable Care Act, also known as Obamacare, to pay for abortion.
Gov. Wes Moore on Tuesday signed into law a bill authorizing the state to tap into a $1-per-month surcharge levied on every insurance policy sold through the ACA marketplace. These funds are reserved exclusively for abortion services, in line with federal regulations that bar most public dollars from being used to cover such procedures.
The surcharge, which totals $25 million, has existed for years but has remained inaccessible to the state until now. Under the new law, the Maryland Department of Health will be able to use the money to reimburse abortion providers, particularly for abortions for uninsured or underinsured women….