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118TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. R. 8284 

To amend title XI of the Social Security Act to exclude providers of certain 

abortion services from participation in the Medicare program. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

MAY 7, 2024 

Mr. STEUBE (for himself, Mr. DUNCAN, Mrs. LESKO, Mr. CRENSHAW, and 

Mr. DAVIDSON) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 

Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the 

Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within 

the jurisdiction of the committee concerned 

A BILL 

To amend title XI of the Social Security Act to exclude 

providers of certain abortion services from participation 

in the Medicare program. 

1 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa2 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 

3 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 

4 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Women’s Protection 

5 in Telehealth Act’’. 


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1 SEC. 2. EXCLUDING PROVIDERS OF CERTAIN ABORTION 

2 SERVICES FROM PARTICIPATION IN THE 

3 MEDICARE PROGRAM. 

4 Section 1128 of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 

5 1320a–7) is amended— 

6 (1) in subsection (a)— 

7 (A) in the matter preceding paragraph (1), 

8 by inserting ‘‘(or, in the case of individuals and 

9 entities described in paragraph (5), from par10 ticipation in the Medicare program under title 

11 XVIII)’’ after ‘‘(as defined in section 

12 1128B(f))’’; and 

13 (B) by inserting after paragraph (4) the 

14 following new paragraph: 

15 ‘‘(5) PROVISION OF ABORTION-INDUCING

16 DRUGS.—Any individual or entity that, on or after 

17 the date of the enactment of this paragraph, pre18 scribes, administers, dispenses, or furnishes an abor19 tion-inducing drug to a patient, unless such indi20 vidual or entity— 

21 ‘‘(A) is a physician; 

22 ‘‘(B) physically examines the patient; 

23 ‘‘(C) is physically present in the same 

24 room with the patient at the time the patient 

25 is administered, takes, or uses (as applicable) 

26 such drug; and 


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1 ‘‘(D) schedules an in-person follow-up visit 

2 for the patient to occur not more than 14 days 

3 after the patient is administered, takes, or uses 

4 (as applicable) such drug.’’; and 

5 (2) in subsection (c)(3)— 

6 (A) in subparagraph (A), by striking ‘‘sub7 section (b)(12)’’ and inserting ‘‘subsection 

8 (a)(5) or (b)(12)’’; 

9 (B) in subparagraph (B), by striking ‘‘sub10 paragraph (G)’’ and inserting ‘‘subparagraphs 

11 (G) and (H)’’; 

12 (C) in subparagraph (G), by inserting 

13 ‘‘(other than under paragraph (5) of such sub14 section)’’ after ‘‘subsection (a)’’; and 

15 (D) by adding at the end the following new 

16 subparagraph: 

17 ‘‘(H) In the case of an exclusion under subsection 

18 (a)(5), the exclusion shall be permanent.’’; 

19 (3) in subsection (d), by adding at the end the 

20 following new paragraph: 

21 ‘‘(4) The provisions of this subsection shall not apply 

22 in the case of an exclusion under subsection (a)(5).’’; 

23 (4) in subsection (g), by adding at the end the 

24 following new paragraph: 


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1 ‘‘(4) The provisions of this subsection shall not apply 

2 in the case of an exclusion under subsection (a)(5).’’; and 

3 (5) by adding at the end the following new sub4 section: 

5 ‘‘(k) ABORTION-INDUCING DRUG DEFINED.— 

6 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—For purposes of subsection 

7 (a), the term ‘abortion-inducing drug’ means any 

8 medicine, drug, or any other substance that is pre9 scribed, administered, dispensed, or furnished with 

10 the intent of terminating the clinically diagnosable 

11 pregnancy of a woman and with knowledge that the 

12 termination will with reasonable likelihood cause the 

13 death of the unborn child (including the off-label use 

14 of any such drug). 

15 ‘‘(2) UNBORN CHILD.—The term ‘unborn child’ 

16 has the meaning given such term in section 1841 of 

17 title 18, United States Code.’’. 

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