8 V.S.A. § 4079: Abortion and abortion-related services

(a) As used in this section, “abortion” means any medical treatment intended to induce the termination of, or to terminate, a clinically diagnosable pregnancy except for the purpose of producing a live birth.

(b)(1) A health insurance plan shall provide coverage for abortion and abortion-related care.

(2) This section shall apply to Medicaid and any other public health care assistance program offered or administered by the State or by any subdivision or instrumentality of the State.

(c) The coverage required by this section shall not be subject to any co-payment, deductible, coinsurance, or other cost-sharing requirement or additional charge, except:

(1) to the extent such coverage would disqualify a high-deductible health plan from eligibility for a health savings account pursuant to 26 U.S.C. § 223; and

(2) for coverage provided by Medicaid. (Recodified and amended 2025, No. 11, § 2, eff. September 1, 2025.)