Showing posts with label Religious Groups. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Religious Groups. Show all posts

Thursday, 22 March 2012

President Barack Obama-Free Birth Control-Religious Groups-Health Insurers

Insurers stuck with cost of Obama birth-control plan

(Reuters) - President Barack Obama's compromise on free birth control coverage left health insurers stuck with the bill, sparking worries over the precedent set by the new policy. Obama on Friday made insurers responsible for providing free birth control to employees of religious groups, aiming to placate outraged leaders of the Catholic church who oppose contraception and to defuse an election-year landmine. Free birth control is mandated under Obama's 2010 healthcare law. ... read more..

Monday, 5 March 2012

President Barack Obama-Free Birth Control-Religious Groups-Health Insurers

Insurers stuck with cost of Obama birth-control plan

(Reuters) - President Barack Obama's compromise on free birth control coverage left health insurers stuck with the bill, sparking worries over the precedent set by the new policy. Obama on Friday made insurers responsible for providing free birth control to employees of religious groups, aiming to placate outraged leaders of the Catholic church who oppose contraception and to defuse an election-year landmine. Free birth control is mandated under Obama's 2010 healthcare law. ... read more..

President Barack Obama-Free Birth Control-Religious Groups-Health Insurers-Chronic Stress

Insurers see costs in Obama birth control rule

(Reuters) - The Obama Administration maintains that its plan to have health insurers pay for Birth Control offered to employees of religious groups won't end up costing the industry. But insurers aren't so confident. Last Friday, President Barack Obama sought to placate outraged leaders of the Catholic church, which opposes contraception, by making insurers responsible for providing the free birth control. Obama's 2010 healthcare law mandates free contraception. ... read more..


Reality Check: Are you harming your heart? See how chronic stress can weaken you...

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