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News & Analysis as of May 18, 2013

Higher Education Oversight and Governance: Role of a College Board of Trustees

Proposed Regulations Released on Contraceptive Coverage Exemption and Accommodation for Nonprofit Religious Employers

by Ropes & Gray LLP on 2/18/2013

On January 30, the Departments of Treasury, Labor, and Health and Human Services (the “Departments”) released proposed regulations regarding contraceptive coverage for employees of religious employers. This guidance is the...more

Obama Administration Outlines Religious Accommodations for Contraception Coverage Mandate

by Joshua Booth | Mintz Levin - Health Law on 2/8/2013

Last week, federal regulators released a Proposed Rule outlining accommodations for religious employers that object to the Affordable Care Act’s contraception coverage mandate. The Proposed Rule expands the range of...more

Religious Institutions Update: February 2013

by Nathan A. Adams IV, Laura Atherstone | Holland & Knight LLP on 2/8/2013

Last February, at the request of Senate Finance Committee member Charles Grassley (R-Iowa), the Commission on Accountability and Policy for Religious Organizations was formed to address tax-related policy questions of import...more

Health Care Reform Blog: HHS Releases Proposed Rules on Contraceptive Coverage for Religious Organizations

by Susan J. Freed | Davis Brown Law Firm on 2/4/2013

Today HHS released proposed rules outlining how religious organizations that object to contraception on religious grounds can comply with the Affordable Care Act’s requirement that non-grandfathered health plans cover...more

IRS Releases Proposed Regulations on Requirements for Tax-Exempt Hospitals

by Ropes & Gray LLP on 6/26/2012

On June 22, only days before the Supreme Court is expected to rule on the constitutionality of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (“PPACA”), the Treasury Department released proposed regulations under Internal...more

Feds Seeking Public Comments on Religious Objections to Contraceptive Coverage

by Davis Brown Law Firm on 3/26/2012

Last week HHS, DOL and Treasury issued an advanced notice of proposed rule-making seeking public comments on how best to accommodate the objections raised by religious organizations to mandated contraceptive coverage. HHS has...more