The White House Fact Sheet On The Contraception Compromise
This fact sheet was released by the White House in advance of President Barack Obama's Feb. 10 comments about mandated health insurance coverage for contraception.
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Rules Requiring Contraceptive Coverage Have Been In Force For Years
Employers have pretty much been required to provide contraceptive coverage as part of their health plans since December 2000. That's when the federal Equal Employment Opportunity Commission ruled that failure to provide such coverage violates the 1978 Pregnancy Discrimination Act. But controversy over a new rule requiring even religious employers to cover contraception remains.
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HHS Unveils Requirements For Consumer Insurance Labels
The rules detail standard, easy-to-understand information that insurance plans will be required to provide consumers.
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Consumer Tips: Going Out Of Network
Most health insurance plans allow you to visit an out-of-network doctor or hospital, though it is very likely to cost you more. KHN's Julie Appleby says you may want to use an online calculator to figure out how much more it will cost you and suggests questions you may want to ask your insurer before you decide what to do.
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Consumers Hit By Higher Out-of-Network Medical Costs
Insurers switch to new way to calculate reimbursement that shifts more of the expenses onto patients.
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Health On The Hill Transcript: Backlash Grows Over Contraception Rule In Health Law
KHN's Mary Agnes Carey talks with Jackie Judd about an Obama administration rule that would require many religious-affiliated groups to cover birth control in their insurance plans. House Speaker John Boehner has suggested Congress could take legislative action to stop the rule
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Backlash Grows Over Contraception Rule In Health Law
KHN's Mary Agnes Carey talks with Jackie Judd about an Obama administration rule that would require many religious-affiliated groups to cover birth control in their insurance plans. House Speaker John Boehner has suggested Congress could take legislative action to stop the rule.
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Santorum Attacks Romney, Obama On Health Care
After he won Republican presidential nominating contests in Missouri, Minnesota and Colorado, former Sen. Rick Santorum criticized the health law, the Obama administration's birth control coverage policies and Mitt Romney's record. He again asserted he was the only candidate to challenge the president on health care issues.
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Minnesota Plans For Exchange, Even Without New Law
Gov. Mark Dayton, a Democrat, said that authorization will be needed at some point from the state legislature for an exchange. But he also suggested that much work could be done ahead of legislative action.