A federal judge has cleared the way for the Catholic Archdiocese of New York to proceed with a lawsuit challenging a requirement that employee healthcare plans cover contraceptives.
As of Wednesday, the Affordable Health Care Act requires health insurance plans to provide certain benefits to women for free, including contraceptives.
Gov. M. Jodi Rell vetoed legislation Friday that would have opened the state employee health insurance plan to municipalities, small businesses and nonprofit agencies to help them save money.
Bolstering the performance of the U.S. health care system is one of the biggest challenges facing the country, Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke said Monday.