HEALTH COACH - Mandate for birth control following Trump's HHS agenda

HEALTH COACH -

 Mandate for birth control following Trump's HHS agenda  

 The Trump administration, struck with an anti-Obamacare victory, plans to target another controversial provision of the law: the birth control warrant. 







 The House voted to approve a bill that would replace a large portion of the Affordable Care Act, but the birth control measures come from another measure: President Donald's Order Trump on freedom of religion. 







 
 
 The Secretary of Health and Human Services, Tom Price, said Thursday that he welcomed the prescription. "We will act in a short time to follow the President's instructions to protect the deep religious beliefs of Americans who provide health insurance to their employees," Price said in a brief statement. 







 He did not say what action would be. 







 "Religious freedom is the first freedom of our country. Americans of faith play an essential role in the care of our most vulnerable citizens, including the elderly and the poor," added the prize . 







 But the issue of religious freedom has been at the heart of some of the most important lawsuits against the Affordable Care Act, which includes coverage of all forms of birth control as one of its " Essential services ". 







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 "This problem has been the most controversial of the ACA, with the exception of individual mandates. It has spawned about a hundred lawsuits that have tied the Obama administration for half a decade, "Timothy Jost, a professor emeritus at the University of Washington Law School and Lee, wrote In a blog post. 







 Some furious conservatives said they did not want to pay for birth control from somebody else, while the Liberals call it a fundamental right and the experts of The health policy emphasize that it is cheaper to pay for birth control than to pay for a pregnancy. 







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 But the arguments that have had the most pull in federal courts have been those made by religious groups who say that this is contrary to their beliefs to give a birth control to the employees. 







 Churches and strictly religious organizations are already exempt from the obligation. 







 Trump's executive order gives "regulatory relief" to employers who oppose the warrant. This is a specific reference to the 2014 Hobby Lobby Supreme Court case, which forced the Obama administration to enter into an agreement whereby other people who oppose can obtain A third party to do the paperwork and make payments for the birth control coverage. 







 A Catholic ordinance, the little sisters of the poor, were complainants in another lawsuit going to the Supreme Court and Trump invited some members onstage for the signing of his executive order. 







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 The HHS statement indicates that the new administration wants to continue its efforts. 







 These are devastated religious groups and anti-abortion rights activists, but advocates for prosperity and women's health advocates. 







 "The pretext for" religious freedom "President Trump justified his executive action is simply a smokescreen to allow large companies headed by special religious interests to discriminate, deny the basic provisions of women care Health like birth control and openly imposing their religion and politics views on others, "said Jon O Brien, president of the Catholics for the choice. 







 "This executive mandate is not intended to protect religious freedom - it is a direct attack on women's access to birth control," said Planned Parenthood Executive Vice President Dawn Laguens, in a statement. "The health of a woman should not depend on her boss or her politicians." 







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 Jost, an expert in health policy and law, do not think that it is likely that HHS will take extreme measures. 







 "HHS could conclude, through remarks and comments, that contraceptives are not a woman's prevention service that must be covered by insurers, but this is not Fact and that this could be politically and legally risky, "he wrote. . 







 "Finally, it is unlikely that the Trump administration forces insurers to offer coverage that does not include contraceptives. Some employers and individuals may want to buy coverage that does not include contraceptives , But no such coverage will be available for them to buy. It is unlikely that a new rule will alter this. "