Everything you need to know about the high-stakes religious-freedom case that could redefine corporate personhood.

On Tuesday, the US Supreme Court will hear arguments in Sebelius v. Hobby Lobby Inc., the most closely watched case of the year. The stakes are high. Thanks to novel legal arguments and bad science, a ruling in favor of the company ( Read more... )

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WASHINGTON (AP) - Health insurance plans must cover birth control as preventive care for women, with no copays, the Obama administration said Monday in a decision with far-reaching implications for health care as well as social mores.

The requirement is part of a broad expansion of coverage for women's preventive care under President Barack Obama's ( Read more... )

Various news outlets have reported on the Institute of Medicine's recommendations to Kathleen Sibelious, head of the Department of Health and Human Services, about what should be covered under the new health care bill.

NYTimes: "The (Obama) administration asked the Institute of Medicine, a nonpartisan, nongovernmental arm of the National Academy ( Read more... )

Officials Consider Requiring Insurers to Offer Free Contraceptives

The Obama administration is examining whether the new health care law can be used to require insurance plans to offer contraceptives and other family planning services to women free of charge.Such a requirement could remove cost as a barrier to birth control, a longtime goal of ( Read more... )

Nation's Mini Leaches Refuses To Pay Taxes or Get Jubs!! Tricycle Welfare Queens Threatens To Destroy CEOs' Profits: "My Corporation, My Choice! Self-Reliance Starts After Leaving The Womb!"

Sebelius To Insurers: It's Over, You Lost, Stop Looking For Loopholes

Kathleen Sebelius warned the insurance industry Monday not to look for loopholes in health ( Read more... )

Sebelius pushes back
Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius took the opportunity to clarify her comments from CNN's State of the Union in a speech to Medicare fraud prevention advocates this morning. Sebelius' comments Sunday that a public option of the health-care reform proposal was "not essential" was interpreted by some as a shift ( Read more... )

Administration Official: "Sebelius Misspoke."


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WASHINGTON (CNN) - The Senate confirmed former Kansas Gov. Kathleen Sebelius as secretary of health and human services Tuesday on a 65-31 vote.

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