Religious Institutions-Obama Administration-Contraceptives-Moral Concerns-Free Coverage

Obama administration details contraceptives rule fix

(Reuters) - The Obama administration began laying out its blueprint on Friday for accommodating the moral concerns of religious institutions that oppose its policy of requiring free coverage for women's contraceptives through employer-sponsored health plans. The move came a month after the White House tried to calm a furor among Roman Catholic bishops and other social conservatives by announcing it would not require church-run hospitals, universities and charities to foot the bill for birth control coverage but instead shift the burden to insurers. ... read more..

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Government Issues Medicare Advantage-Obama Administration-Policy Guidelines-Percentage Change

Government issues Medicare Advantage guidelines

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Obama administration on Friday issued 2013 payment and policy guidelines for U.S. health insurers that participate in the Medicare Advantage program, saying the proposed changes would bring lower premiums and stable or improved benefits. But the documents did not include an official preliminary estimate for the net average percentage change in reimbursements, leaving insurers and financial markets in the dark about the guidelines' potential impact on the industry. Analysts said unofficial estimates suggested a possible all-in gain of 2. ... read more..

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Department Of Health And Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius-Obama Administration

US: No to over-the-counter morning-after pill

In a surprise move with election-year implications, the Obama administration's top health official overruled her own drug regulators and stopped the Plan B morning-after Pill from moving onto drugstore shelves next to the condoms. read more..

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Sebelius Blocks FDA Decision on 'Morning After' Pill

U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius today blocked the Plan B morning-after birth control pill from hitting drug store shelves read more..

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