HHS Mandate Changes Are Nothing More Than An Accounting Trick February 1, 2013 When the changes to the HHS Mandate were announced today, there seemed to be hope that the administration was taking action to preserve religious liberty. Cardinal Dolan said he had to read the entire bill but it would come as a pleasant surprise. He expressed concern that private for-profit companies run by religious people would still be forced to violate their conscience in providing the mandated healthcare. As it turns out, the changes are elaborate accounting tricks, only a bit more elaborate than the origina...