Administration Proposing Workaround on Contraceptive Coverage

The Obama administration is proposing a workaround to provide contraceptive coverage to employees of closely held companies that object on religious grounds. It was not immediately clear whether this latest compromise would finally defuse the controversy that has yielded dozens of lawsuits challenging the administration’s policies on the coverage. Under a proposed rule issued Friday, […]

SCOTUS Rules on Contraceptive Requirement

SCOTUS ruled on Monday that requiring family-owned corporations to pay for insurance coverage for contraception under the Affordable Care Act violated a federal law protecting religious freedom. It was, a dissent said, “a decision of startling breadth.” The 5-to-4 ruling, which applied to two companies owned by Christian families, opened the door to many challenges from […]