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Affordable medicine that respects Catholic values

Affordable medicine that respects Catholic values

The state of health care in the U.S. is in flux, but no matter where the nation’s laws and regulations end up, a small group of Catholic health care innovators are plunging ahead with solutions aimed

San Francisco archdiocese ordered to pay $3 million in health care costs

San Francisco archdiocese ordered to pay $3 million in health care costs

City officials have ordered the San Francisco Roman Catholic Archdiocese to pay nearly $3 million in health care costs for more than 1,000 employees after finding that it failed to make years of payments required by

Insurers must cover all birth control

The following comes from a May 11 The Hill article by Peter Sullivan: Insurers must cover a wide range of contraceptive methods at no cost to consumers, the Obama administration said Monday in new guidance to

Abortion isn’t basic healthcare

The following comes from an April 7 posting on the website of Assemblywoman Shannon Grove: SACRAMENTO – Assemblywoman Shannon Grove has introduced legislation (AB 1254) to stop state health officials from forcing

California to eliminate co-pays for contraception

California to eliminate co-pays for contraception

The following comes from a Sept. 27 story on SFGate.com. Health insurance policies in California will have to cover all federally approved contraceptives for women by 2016 without charging co-payments under legislation signed

Loyola caves

Loyola caves

The following comes from a Sept. 27 story in the Loyolan. LMU’s insurance will cover faculty and staff for elective abortions effective from August

Notre Dame caves

Notre Dame caves

The following comes from an Aug. 30 email from the Sycamore Trust, “alumni protecting Notre Dame’s Catholic identity.” Notre Dame is complying with the abortifacient/contraceptive

Father Engh unbullied

Father Engh unbullied

The following comes from a Feb. 25 story on LifeSiteNews.com. Santa Clara University, a Catholic university, has announced its insurance plan will stop paying for its employees’ elective abortions in January 2015.

Loyola was always concerned about abortion coverage

Loyola was always concerned about abortion coverage

Cal Catholic received a copy of the following letter from one of our readers. From: The Office of the President Sent: Thursday, August 15, 2013 4:19 PM To: University Communications

No, you can’t keep it

No, you can’t keep it

Franciscan University in Steubenville drops student coverage.

The following comes from a May 14 blog posting by Tom Crowe on CatholicVote.org.

….Part of reason I like my current health insurance plan offered by my employer, Franciscan University of Steubenville, is

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