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Insurance
Obama Administration Tweaks Rules on Contraception Coverage
HHS drops controversial definition of religious employer, but rules for nonprofits and for-profit companies are mostly as previously announced.
February 1, 2013
Government Backs Down on Contraceptive Mandate
Promises to "never enforce" current HHS rule against Wheaton College or similar religious employers. But is it a real victory?
December 19, 2012
Erasing Women: How Both Sides Contribute to the Media Blackout on Female Pro-Lifers
We could work harder to prevent unfortunate photo-ops.
February 20, 2012
Where the Women Were During the House Contraception Mandate Hearing
The effort to tarnish religious freedom concerns as sexism is clever but wrong.
February 17, 2012
Obama Does Not Widen Religious Exemption for Contraceptive Mandate
The burden to cover contraception shifts to the insurance companies, but an earlier exemption for religious groups will not change.
February 10, 2012
First They Came for the Catholics: Obama's Contraceptive Mandate
An open letter to evangelical Christians.
February 8, 2012
Evangelicals Mounting Concerns over Obama Administration's Contraceptive Mandate
Protestants are increasingly joining Catholics in protesting Health & Human Services mandate.
February 3, 2012
Your Insurance May Already Cover 'Abortion-Inducing Drugs'
Health and Human Services ruled last week that insurance plans must provide contraception with no copayment.
August 12, 2011
'Elective Abortions Are Not Covered'?
Pro-life groups are using a new insurance plan in Pennsylvania as evidence that President Obama lied about not funding abortion. One group disagrees.
July 16, 2010
For Churches, How Much Risk Is Too Much?
For some leaders, taking steps to prevent disasters is a matter of faithfulness.
February 10, 2010
Faith-based Mutual Insurers Worry about Health Care Reform
Ministries hope the end result doesn’t put them out of business.
July 31, 2009
No Sick Child Left Behind 
Southern Baptist leader says it's about time all U.S. children had health insurance.
April 26, 2007
Health Care, Everyone?
Massachusetts makes medical insurance accessible to all—or else.
July 1, 2006
Insuring a Virgin Birth
Plus: 1,000 skeletons found in catacombs, paying for church attendees, and more articles from online sources around the world.
June 23, 2006
Benefits Blues
Spiraling health costs squeeze Wal-Mart as they do every other large company.
April 22, 2005
Liberties 'Violated'
California Catholic Charities ordered to pay for contraceptives.
December 1, 2004
Supreme Court Rejects Catholic Charities' Appeal
Catholic Charities and Roy Moore rejected by the Supreme Court. Plus: Pat Robertson in Israel, Woman, Thou Art Loosed , child porn scandals, and many more articles from online sources around the world.
October 1, 2004
Army Facing Battle on Benefits
Domestic partners dispute may cripple Salvation Army-New York link.
July 1, 2004
California Supreme Court Orders Catholic Charities to Pay for Birth Control
Plus: More on the marriage wars, the new Methodist evangelistic strategies, and other stories from online sources around the world.
March 1, 2004
Ky.: Bill to save Christian health care revived
Medi-Share, a Christians-only health care ministry, would be allowed to resume operating in Kentucky under a measure that had been languishing in the Legislature only to be revived by a House committee on Thursday (Associated Press)
Divided court upholds business-backed law forcing Hutterites to pay workers' comp insurance
The 4-3 decision upholds a 2009 law requiring religious organizations to carry workers' compensation insurance, which the Legislature passed after businesses complained they could not outbid the religious workers. (StarTribune.com)
More Health Care Supreme Court Drama: 'Contraceptive Mandate' Versus Religious Freedom
While the legal challenges pose no threat to the law as a whole, they have all the ingredients of a legal donnybrook that might well end up before the high court. (NationalJournal.com)
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