Healthcare (Women's Health)

in committee · New York · Assembly Jan 7, 2026

A 9119: Permits licensed pharmacists to prescribe and order certain medications for the purposes of inducing abortion or expelling a miscarriage

Permits licensed pharmacists to prescribe and order certain medications for the purposes of inducing abortion or expelling a miscarriage after the completion of a risk assessment questionnaire and delivering a factsheet to the person to whom the medication is being disbursed.

Topics ✓ HealthcareSupports HealthcareExpands healthcare access by permitting pharmacists to prescribe abortion/miscarriage medications, increasing service availability for reproductive health.95% confidence

Sub-Topics Women's Health

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in committee · New York · Senate Jan 7, 2026

S 6502: Requires gynecological services to be offered to certain incarcerated individuals

This bill requires all state and local correctional facilities to provide annual, no-cost gynecological services to incarcerated people with cervixes. Facilities must offer these services unless an individual declines in writing, and they must report annually on service uptake and written declinations. The law defines gynecological services as part of "routine medical care" under existing correctional health regulations. It applies directly to incarcerated individuals with cervixes, ensuring access to standard preventive and diagnostic care without financial or administrative barriers.

Topics ✓ Criminal JusticeSupports Criminal JusticeMandates gynecological care in correctional facilities, advancing humane treatment and bodily autonomy for incarcerated individuals with cervixes within the corrections system.95% confidence ✓ HealthcareSupports HealthcareMandates no-cost gynecological services for incarcerated individuals with cervixes as routine medical care, expanding access and protecting reproductive health rights within correctional facilities.95% confidence

Sub-Topics Corrections Women's Health

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in committee · New York · Assembly Jan 7, 2026

A 6462: Requires that there be a one hundred foot buffer zone around abortion clinics

This bill requires abortion clinics to maintain a 100-foot buffer zone around all entrances to prevent patient harassment. It directly affects abortion clinics and patients seeking care by legally prohibiting specific disruptive behaviors within that zone. Key provisions define "harassment" to include physically blocking access, following patients, interfering with medical procedures, or damaging facilities within 100 feet. The law takes immediate effect upon passage.

Topics ✓ HealthcareSupports HealthcareBill creates buffer zones to prevent harassment blocking access to abortion clinics, directly improving patient access to healthcare services.95% confidence

Sub-Topics Women's Health

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in committee · New York · Assembly Jan 7, 2026

A 5939: Relates to coverage of primary and preventive obstetric and gynecological care; repealer

This bill requires New York health insurance plans to cover preventive obstetric and gynecological services - such as cervical cancer screenings and bone density tests for osteoporosis - without annual deductibles or co-payments. It mandates prescription drug plans to include coverage for FDA-approved contraceptives, which may include reasonable deductibles and co-payments, while allowing religious organizations to opt out of covering contraceptives conflicting with their beliefs. Enrollees in group plans that opt out of contraceptive coverage can directly purchase it from their insurer at the same cost as the group plan. The bill repeals prior contraceptive coverage requirements and updates insurance law to standardize these preventive care provisions.

Topics ✓ HealthcareSupports HealthcareMandates no-cost coverage for preventive OB/GYN services and contraceptives, expanding patient access to essential healthcare without cost-sharing barriers.95% confidence

Sub-Topics Insurance Prescription Drugs Women's Health

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in committee · New York · Assembly Jan 28, 2026

A 5444: Provides insurance coverage for perimenopausal and menopausal care and treatment

This bill requires all health insurance policies covering hospital, surgical, or medical care to include comprehensive coverage for perimenopausal and menopausal care and treatment. It mandates coverage for specific symptoms like hot flashes, sleep disruption, bone loss, and cognitive changes without annual deductibles, co-pays, or coinsurance. The law directly affects women experiencing these symptoms and their insurance providers, who must comply with the new coverage standards. It applies to all policies issued, renewed, or modified on or after the effective date (January 1 following enactment). The bill defines "menopause" as a 12-month absence of menstruation and "perimenopause" as the transitional phase leading to menopause.

Topics ✓ HealthcareSupports HealthcareMandates comprehensive insurance coverage for perimenopausal/menopausal care without deductibles/co-pays, expanding access to specific health services for women.95% confidence

Sub-Topics Hospitals Insurance Women's Health

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passed · New York · Senate Mar 24, 2026

S 7731: Requires coverage of a hospitalized birthing parent's interhospital transport to accompany their infant needing such transport

Requires insurance coverage of a hospitalized birthing parent's interhospital transport to accompany such birthing parent's newborn infant experiencing a condition necessitating transport.

Topics ✓ HealthcareSupports HealthcareMandates insurance coverage for birthing parent's transport with infant, expanding access to necessary care and protecting patient rights during medical transport.95% confidence

Sub-Topics Insurance Women's Health

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in committee · New York · Assembly Jan 7, 2026

A 2137: Provides practical support for access to abortion care

Provides practical support for access to abortion care including, but not limited to, reimbursement for ground and air transportation, lodging, meals, childcare, translation services, and doula support.

Topics ✓ HealthcareSupports HealthcareBill explicitly provides reimbursement for healthcare access services (transportation, lodging, etc.) for abortion care, directly expanding patient access to a healthcare service.95% confidence

Sub-Topics Women's Health

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in committee · New York · Senate Jan 7, 2026

S 7012: Requires health care providers facilitate a screening for maternal depression within the first six weeks of a person giving birth

Requires health care providers facilitate a screening for maternal depression, unless refused by the birth mother, within the first six weeks of birth and that such screening be covered by insurance.

Topics ✓ HealthcareSupports HealthcareMandates maternal depression screening within 6 weeks postpartum, requires insurance coverage, directly expands access to mental health services.95% confidence

Sub-Topics Women's Health

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in committee · New York · Assembly Jan 7, 2026

A 1172: Authorizes the dispensing of abortion medication

Authorizes the dispensing of abortion medication under certain conditions; requires insurance policies providing coverage for contraception to provide coverage for abortion medication.

Topics ✓ HealthcareSupports HealthcareRequires insurance to cover abortion medication when covering contraception, expanding health coverage and access to a specific healthcare service.95% confidence

Sub-Topics Women's Health

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signed · New York · Senate Dec 19, 2025

S 4914: Protects individuals who provide or receive legally protected health activity from criminal or civil liability or professional sanctions imposed by jurisdictions outside the state; repealer

Protects individuals who provide or receive legally protected health activity, including reproductive health care and gender-affirming care, from criminal or civil liability or professional sanctions imposed by jurisdictions outside the state.

Topics ✓ HealthcareSupports HealthcareProtects reproductive and gender-affirming care access by shielding providers/receivers from out-of-state liability, aligning with patient rights protection.95% confidence

Sub-Topics Women's Health