Obamacare Archives

Appeals court rules against Little Sisters of the Poor over HHS mandate

Oct 25, 2019

The Little Sisters of the Poor lost another round in court Oct. 22 when a three-judge panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit ruled 2 to 1 against the religious order getting a religious exemption from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services contraceptive mandate under a 2017 Trump administration rule.

By Catholic News Service

Judge rejects requiring doctors to perform transition surgery, abortions

Oct 24, 2019

By annulling an Obama administration requirement that doctors perform gender transition procedures or treatments, as well as abortions, a federal judge in Texas has upheld the conscience rights of medical professionals across the nation, said a lawyer for plaintiffs in the case.

By Catholic News Service

Court order blocking contraception exemptions upheld

Jul 13, 2019

A federal appeals court upheld a lower court order that blocked the Trump administration from enforcing rules that allow more employers to deny insurance coverage for contraceptives to women.

By Associated Press

Health care a basic human right, says CHA

Jul 11, 2019

As the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 5th Circuit considers the constitutionality of the Affordable Care Act, the Catholic Health Association voiced its support for the act, declaring access to health care a basic human right.

By Elizabeth Bachmann

Call to end Affordable Care Act is ‘immoral,’ says CHA president

Mar 28, 2019

An effort by the Department of Justice to strike down the entire Affordable Care Act in the courts is “unconscionable and immoral,” said Sister Carol Keehan, a Daughter of Charity, who is president and CEO of the Catholic Health Association.

By Carol Zimmermann