The Department of Health and Human Services has issued a final rule that provides exemption from the contraceptive coverage mandate to entities that object to such coverage based on religious beliefs. (Photo: Shutterstock)
The Trump administration has finalized two new rules that allow employers more flexibility in denying birth control coverage for women.
CNN reports that although the Affordable Care Act mandates that health insurance plans cover birth control as a preventive measure, the Department of Health and Human Services has issued a final rule that provides exemption from the contraceptive coverage mandate to entities that object to such coverage based on religious beliefs. The second finalized rule provides exemption to nonprofit organizations and small businesses that may have nonreligious moral convictions to such coverage.
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Marlene Satter
Marlene Y. Satter has worked in and written about the financial industry for decades.
