by Famvin Media Resources | Feb 19, 2012 | Church
Bishop Lori offered this statement on behalf of the Bishop’s conference , Feb. 16, before the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform’s hearing “For my testimony today, I would like to tell a story. Let’s call it The Parable of the Kosher Deli....
by John Freund, CM | Feb 7, 2012 | Justice and Peace
Sr. Ellen Lacy, DC writes.. On March 23, 2010, President Obama signed into law the Affordable Care Act (ACA). This is a federal statute that provides for comprehensive health insurance reforms that will unfold in the next 4 years. Most deadlines for implementation of...
by John Freund, CM | Feb 6, 2012 | Vincentian Family
The various branches of the Vincentian Family are deeply involved with hospitals, universities and service organizations. According to the website of the United States Catholic Bishops “The HHS has issued a rule forcing nearly all private health plans to include...
by John Freund, CM | Feb 2, 2012 | Vincentian Family
Sr. Carol Keehan, DC speaking on behalf of the Catholic Health Association has released an updated statement on the recent HHS position on a narrow religious exemption for Catholic institutional employers. CHA and its members were profoundly disappointed to learn that...