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 May 13 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.
