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Wasn't the stimulus package about creating jobs and jump-starting the economy? Why was this provision included?
As we've learned this week, the stimulus package included a wide variety of programs, not all of them geared toward job creation or immediate economic benefits. But supporters of the Medicaid provision argue that it would have resulted in lower health-care costs and therefore rightfully belonged in the...
That's why it's important to explain where the savings come from. When Nancy Pelosi appeared on ABC's This Week and George Stephanopoulos pressed her on this provision, she kept repeating the talking point - "Family-planning services reduce cost. They reduce cost" - without explaining how.
Remember, the provision wouldn't have covered abortion services. The savings come from preventing unwanted pregnancies in the first place through increased access to contraception and better prenatal and postnatal care. According to the March of Dimes, 1 in 5 infants born prematurely has ongoing health problems, and a recent...
The organizations that pushed for this provision didn't originally ask for it to be included in the stimulus package. They expect the Administration to push for its adoption soon, either in another piece of legislation or as a stand-alone bill. The provision has been introduced in the past...