The Obama administration isn't backing off its position that employers must include free contraceptive coverage in workers' insurance plans as part of the nation's health care reforms, though it did give chuches some wiggle room Friday.
Under pressure from religious groups, the administration issued final rules on the birth control mandate in the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act that included a compromise allowing faith-based nonprofits and corporations to offer contraceptives through special third-party policies, without having to manage or pay for the services directly.
The mandate requires most other employers to cover a range of birth-control methods in their health plans without charging a co-pay or a deductible.
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