HHS issues "provider conscience" regulations Last week, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) announced it would form a new division within the HHS Office of Civil Rights to focus on provider conscience and religious freedom exemptions. Following this announcement, HHS released a proposed rule that would expand existing protections for physicians and other providers who object to performing certain health care procedures. The proposed rule covers a wide array of existing federal laws that provide conscience protections, including those related to abortion, sterilization, assisted suicide and the performance of advance directives. The California ... January 30, 2018 General Abortion, Regulatory Advocacy, Reproductive issues, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services 0 0 Comment Read More »
California physicians condemn changes to Affordable Care Act birth control mandate The Trump Administration today announced an interim final rule that permits employers and insurers to claim a religious exemption to the Affordable Care Act’s (ACA) “Birth Control Mandate.” The California Medical Association (CMA), representing over 43,000 physicians in all specialties and modes of practice, issued the following statement, condemning this policy change on the grounds that it undermines the availability of preventative health care for California women. “Access to contraception is a basic preventative health care service that millions of Californians rely on,” said CMA President Ruth Haskins, M.D. “The ... October 13, 2017 General Affordable Care Act, ACA, Federal Legislation, Health Care Reform, Reproductive Issues, Women's Health 0 0 Comment Read More »
