JUST IN: Pres. Biden signs executive order paving way for Medicaid to pay for out-of-state abortions.
The official noted that when the White House looked into declaring a public health emergency for abortion and what that would allow the federal government to do, this change to Medicaid -- an assistance program for low-income patients' medical expenses -- was one of the options. But the White House realized the president could also do it through an executive order instead, which he plans to do Wednesday, the official said.
Biden's order will also direct the health and human services secretary to make sure "health care providers comply with federal non-discrimination laws so that women receive medically necessary care without delay," according to the White House.
Biden is expected to sign the order during the first meeting of a reproductive rights task force that he established in July in the wake of the United States Supreme Court overturning the landmark Roe v. Wade case, which had legalized abortion nationwide nearly 50 years ago. The court's historic ruling in June declared that there is no federal constitutional right to end a pregnancy, leading some states to ban abortions.
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