institute contraceptive coverage. it is against their religious beliefs they have said, and it appears the department of health and human services has finally heard them, and is issuing some kind of a rule meant to back away from that requirement. who ultimately pays the bill, that is still a question, but it looks like the government is listening to the voices of religious and other organizations that have protested that they should not be required to pay for contraceptive care under the obama healthcare plan. more coverage as the news comes in ahead on fox. jenna: on the healthcare tip now, february is american heart health month to create awareness about heart disease. and it s a really serious condition that really affects more women than men. one in three women, one in three will die from heart disease. in fact it kills more women than all forms of cancer combined. one woman dies from heart disease in this country every minute. when you look at those statistics it s just
the obama/biden campaign galvanize voters, but there s more to it than that. under the new rules being proposed by kathleen sebelius, nonprofit employers with a religious affiliation such as catholic hospitals and colleges will be able to opt out of the administration s obamacare mandate that insures that all women have free access to contraception through their employers health care plans. it ll now be up to the insurer, not to the faith-based nonprofit, to provide this coverage at no cost to the employer or to the female employee. in the case of self-insured and student health plans, the religious nonprofit will notify what s known as a third party administerrer, and that administrator in turn will work with an insurer to arrange no-cost contraceptive coverage through separate individual health insurance policies. quote: today, secretary sebelius said in a statement issued a short time ago, the administration is taking the next step in propriding women across the providing women a
would basically provide contraceptive coverage to employees. at the same time allowing employees to get that coverage without paying a co-pay by dealing directly with the insurance company. the details of who shoulders this cost still a little bit murky but that really is the compromise that has been hammered out. here s what white house press secretary jay carney had to say a little bit earlier on today. in outlining it, he set two important criteria. we had to ensure that women have access to preventive services like contraception and the policy respects religious beliefs. those guidelines, those criteria, have been followed by the department in promulgating this proposed rule and as part of that process there s more comment that will be taken on it. reporter: now, we also have a statement from hhs secretary kathleen sebelius saying today the administration is taking the
for millions of americans. they need to get contraceptive coverage. you think that the 13,000 employees will still have a job? basically, obamacare expands government and government waste government spending. heather: okay, thank you very much. angela and ryan, on this thanksgiving day. are we thankful we can debate this issue? okay, goodbye. jon: let s talk turkey here. what is on your cable? we are hearing about the menu for thanksgiving dinner this evening. let s go down the list here. ham and corn bread and stuffing and they are also having oyster stuffing and macaroni and cheese, sweet potatoes, mashed potatoes, green bean casserole, dinner rolls, and then dessert.
huge potential penalties and fines. talking about fines of up to 1.3 million per day, penalties of about 26 million and private lawsuits if the law stands. and the companies do not provide the type of contraception that its owners consider abortion inducing. i would ask you, how is that not the precise predicament that religious liberty laws exist to prevent, enormous government pressures to violate sincere religious believes? well, what i say is that those laws and principles are for religious institutions, which are specifically exempted in obamacare. what i would say is that obamacare guarantees millions of americans access to quality health care in this country, including contraceptive coverage for women. that s a good thing. years from now, obamacare is still going to be the law of the land, and that s a good thing