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Reply to Rules Set for Non-Profit Religious Organizations and For-Profits
The U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB) submitted comments October 8 to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) and two other federal agencies on the Obama administration’s latest version of “Rules on Coverage of Certain Preventive Services Under the Affordable Care Act,” commonly known as the HHS contraceptive mandate.
The Obama administration has released a series of modifications to the mandate, responding to the dozens of lawsuits leveled against it; these latest adjustments were the eighth to be made.
The Becket Fund for Religious Liberty tracks the progress of the lawsuits at their Web site.
The comments were submitted by Anthony Picarello, USCCB general counsel, and Michael Moses, associate general counsel.
The Administration issued these proposals and invited public comment in late August in response to the U.S. Supreme Court’s Hobby Lobby decision, which found that the existing mandate violates the religious freedom of some closely-held for-profit companies such as family-owned businesses under the Religious Freedom Restoration Act (RFRA).
The new proposals consist of “interim final rules” slightly modifying the government’s “accommodation” for nonprofit religious organizations not exempted from the mandate, and “proposed rules” on extending this accommodation to closely-held for-profit companies. The USCCB commented on both proposals.
Reply to Rules Set for Non-Profit Religious Organizations and For-Profits
The U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB) submitted comments October 8 to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) and two other federal agencies on the Obama administration’s latest version of “Rules on Coverage of Certain Preventive Services Under the Affordable Care Act,” commonly known as the HHS contraceptive mandate.
The Obama administration has released a series of modifications to the mandate, responding to the dozens of lawsuits leveled against it; these latest adjustments were the eighth to be made.
The Becket Fund for Religious Liberty tracks the progress of the lawsuits at their Web site.
The comments were submitted by Anthony Picarello, USCCB general counsel, and Michael Moses, associate general counsel.
The Administration issued these proposals and invited public comment in late August in response to the U.S. Supreme Court’s Hobby Lobby decision, which found that the existing mandate violates the religious freedom of some closely-held for-profit companies such as family-owned businesses under the Religious Freedom Restoration Act (RFRA).
The new proposals consist of “interim final rules” slightly modifying the government’s “accommodation” for nonprofit religious organizations not exempted from the mandate, and “proposed rules” on extending this accommodation to closely-held for-profit companies. The USCCB commented on both proposals.
