Obama Administration Backs Off Contraceptive Mandate for Non-Profits
New guidelines in health care law reportedly would help non-profits maintain religious principles with regard to right-to-life issues, but doesn't change mandate for family-based businesses such as Hobby Lobby.
Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius released a statement Friday announcing some new guidelines on the health care law from the Obama administration. The guidelines attempt to resolve the contentious contraceptive mandate in the health care law that has raised strong objection from such entities as religious hospitals and universities. CNN reports that as part of the new initiative, groups that are insured, such as student health plans at religious colleges, would be required to let their insurer know that certain participants would like contraception coverage. The provider would then pay for the contraception separately. "The insurer would then notify enrollees that it is providing them with no-cost contraceptive coverage…
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K.C. Jones
2:47 am on Tuesday, February 5, 2013
Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; Does anyone believe that the insurance companies are going to pay for any type of coverage? I don't want or need contraceptives, so why should I pay for them through increased premiums? This is just smoke and mirrors! more ›