HB1426 mandates that hospitals with maternity units offer Medicaid-eligible women the option to receive a long-acting reversible contraceptive implant after childbirth.
The Indiana State Senate passed HB1426 on March 5, 2024 by a vote of 30 to 18. We have assigned pluses to the nays because taxpayers should not fund long-term contraceptives, and mandating this service only for a specific group represents gross government overreach. Additionally, healthcare and social welfare should not be government obligations. Medicaid, like many entitlement programs, unfairly uses taxpayer dollars to benefit low-income individuals with minimal tax liability, burdening hardworking citizens. This practice is not authorized under Article I, Section 8, of the U.S. Constitution, and Indiana should reject expanding this unsustainable program.