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Despite being only a few days away from Christmas vacation, the Trump administration continues to follow through on its commitment to life and religious liberty, with nine different federal agencies finalizing a joint rule this week providing for fair and equal treatment for religious groups in federal programs. HHS Secretary Alex Azar joined me Wednesday on “Washington Watch” to discuss his department’s participation in this rule. Secretary Azar explained that the Obama administration had put “a scarlet letter” on faith-based providers which required them to announce...

December 18, 2020 The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), Office for Civil Rights (OCR) made two announcements regarding conscience protection. First, HHS announced that it will “disallow $200 million in federal Medicaid funds going to California in the upcoming quarter due to the state illegally mandating that all healthcare plans subject to regulation by the California Department of Managed Health Care (DMHC) cover abortion without exclusion or limitation.” In addition, they announced that they have referred the University of Vermont Medical Center (UVMMC) to the U.S. De...

Archbishop Joseph F. Naumann of Kansas City, Kan., chairman of the U.S. bishops' Committee on Pro-Life Activities, processes at the conclusion of the opening Mass of the National Prayer Vigil for Life Jan. 23, 2020, at the Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception in Washington. (CNS/Long Island Catholic/Gregory A. Shemitz) Washington — Two U.S. bishop's committee chairmen said Dec. 17 they "strongly commend" the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services taking "corrective action" against a Vermont medical center and the state of California for allege...

The Tablet December 18, 2020 (Left) New York Cardinal Timothy M. Dolan, chairman of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops’ Committee for Religious Liberty, (Right) Archbishop Joseph F. Naumann of Kansas City, Kan., chairman of the U.S. bishops’ Committee on Pro-Life Activities. (Photos: CNS/Gregory A. Shemitz) WASHINGTON (CNS) — Two U.S. bishop’s committee said Dec. 17 they “strongly commend” the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services taking “corrective action” against a Vermont medical center and the state of California for violating federal conscience protec...

Trump cuts healthcare funds to California over abortions Trump administration cuts $200M in federal healthcare funding over state abortion protections. Posted: Dec 17, 2020 7:51 AM Posted By: Associated Press SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — The Trump administration said Wednesday it was cutting $200 million in federal healthcare funding to California because the state requires insurance providers to cover abortions. The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services said it will withhold the funding from Medicaid in the new fiscal quarter starting in January and “if the state does not come into com...