Category: Religious Accommodations

Contraceptive Mandate Question Thrown Back to Lower Courts

May 25th, 2016
The much debated contraceptive mandate has made headlines once again. Only this time it is for a decision not being made. The Supreme Court vs. Contraceptive Mandate On May 16, 2016 the Supreme Court of the United States deferred deciding whether fait… more »

Posted in Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), Essential Healthcare Benefits (EHB), Health and Human Services (HHS), Patient Protection And Affordable Care Act (PPACA), Preventative Care, Religious Accommodations, U.S. Supreme Court

Supreme Court Overturns Contraceptive Mandate

July 9th, 2014
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Posted in Patient Protection And Affordable Care Act (PPACA), Religious Accommodations, Self-Funded Plans

New Rules for Contraceptive Coverage

February 13th, 2013
On February 1, 2013, the Obama administration offered an updated compromise to its requirement that employers cover contraception in worker's insurance plans. The proposal was aimed at addressing the argument of Catholic bishops working with religiously… more »

Posted in Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), Patient Protection And Affordable Care Act (PPACA), Religious Accommodations, Self Insured Medical Plans

Healthcare Reform Update

March 14th, 2012
On Friday, January 17, 2012, the Obama administration announced a new decision on contraception which would allow most employed women in the U.S. to have their birth control covered without having to pay a co-pay. Many people in the healthcare industry… more »

Posted in Congressional Research Service (CRS), Independent Payment Advisory Board (IPAB), Religious Accommodations