Birth Control Rules for Businesses
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Birth Control Coverage Rules Announced by Obama Administration
The Obama administration on Friday set final rules for contraception coverage in workers’ health insurance plans, putting in place rules that are unlikely to satisfy some religious employers who object to birth control.
The rules reaffirmed that most health plans have to include birth control with no out-of-pocket costs as part of the 2010 Affordable Care Act. The regulations include alternative arrangements for employers such
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Obama admin’s attempt to follow Supreme Court’s birth-control ruling pleases few
The Obama administration on Friday tried to extinguish lingering concerns about Obamacare’s birth-control mandate, issuing final rules on how closely held corporations and religious nonprofits can opt out.
Health and Human Services Department officials said it rewrote its rules after the Hobby Lobby crafts chain and other devout business owners successfully challenged the mandate before the Supreme Court last year.
They also tried to mollify religious nonprofits who say their plans are used an conduits for sinful activity.
“Women across the
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Health Law’s Contraceptive Rule Eased for Businesses With Religious Objections
The Obama administration issued new rules on Friday that allow closely held for-profit corporations like Hobby Lobby Stores to opt out of providing women with insurance coverage for contraceptives if the companies have religious objections.
Women enrolled in such health plans would still be able to get birth control at no cost, the administration said. Insurers would pay for contraceptive services, but the payments would be separate from the employer’s health plan.
The rules came in response to a decision by the Supreme Court in June 2014. In that...
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