Comments on: RNC Covers Elective Abortions For Its Employees? http://the-american-catholic.com/2009/11/12/rnc-covers-elective-abortions-for-its-employees/ Politics and Culture from a Catholic perspective. Thu, 24 May 2012 14:12:47 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: Tito Edwards http://the-american-catholic.com/2009/11/12/rnc-covers-elective-abortions-for-its-employees/#comment-29461 Tito Edwards Mon, 16 Nov 2009 04:32:24 +0000 http://the-american-catholic.com/?p=14737#comment-29461 Mack, Completely agree. Another example of the RNC doing lip service to the Pro-Life movement and not walking the talk. Mack,

Completely agree.

Another example of the RNC doing lip service to the Pro-Life movement and not walking the talk.

]]> By: Mack Hall http://the-american-catholic.com/2009/11/12/rnc-covers-elective-abortions-for-its-employees/#comment-29460 Mack Hall Sat, 14 Nov 2009 02:47:02 +0000 http://the-american-catholic.com/?p=14737#comment-29460 The ultimate reason why Catholics should never identify themselves with any political party. The ultimate reason why Catholics should never identify themselves with any political party.

]]> By: DarwinCatholic http://the-american-catholic.com/2009/11/12/rnc-covers-elective-abortions-for-its-employees/#comment-29459 DarwinCatholic Fri, 13 Nov 2009 14:44:30 +0000 http://the-american-catholic.com/?p=14737#comment-29459 Yes, I'm sure it is covered in the plan doc -- but honestly most people do not read their plan doc in full. They know their copay, their deductible in and out of network, their maximum out of pocket, and what doctors offices are covered by their plan. I suppose in a very boring ideal world everyone would sit down and read the entire plan doc, but I certainly don't bother to. The only time I actually read all the documentation on a health care plan was when I was tasked with helping to find a new plan for the small business I was working for at the time. Whoever was in that seat back in '91 clearly was at fault, but beyond that it doesn't really seem like the sort of thing anyone would have noticed one way or the other at the RNC. Which doesn't detract from the fact it was stupid and that they did the right thing by immediately changing the coverage. It just doesn't strike me as all that telling one way or another. Of course, with the idea of the government funding insurance plans for people, we are all now in that seat of deciding what benefits should be covered -- and so it seems reasonable for concerned voters to put their collective foot down on the topic of covering abortion. Yes, I’m sure it is covered in the plan doc — but honestly most people do not read their plan doc in full. They know their copay, their deductible in and out of network, their maximum out of pocket, and what doctors offices are covered by their plan. I suppose in a very boring ideal world everyone would sit down and read the entire plan doc, but I certainly don’t bother to.

The only time I actually read all the documentation on a health care plan was when I was tasked with helping to find a new plan for the small business I was working for at the time. Whoever was in that seat back in ’91 clearly was at fault, but beyond that it doesn’t really seem like the sort of thing anyone would have noticed one way or the other at the RNC. Which doesn’t detract from the fact it was stupid and that they did the right thing by immediately changing the coverage. It just doesn’t strike me as all that telling one way or another.

Of course, with the idea of the government funding insurance plans for people, we are all now in that seat of deciding what benefits should be covered — and so it seems reasonable for concerned voters to put their collective foot down on the topic of covering abortion.

]]> By: Donald R. McClarey http://the-american-catholic.com/2009/11/12/rnc-covers-elective-abortions-for-its-employees/#comment-29458 Donald R. McClarey Fri, 13 Nov 2009 11:53:07 +0000 http://the-american-catholic.com/?p=14737#comment-29458 "The Republican National Committee will no longer offer employees an insurance plan that covers abortion after POLITICO reported Thursday that the anti-abortion RNC's policy has covered the procedure since 1991. "Money from our loyal donors should not be used for this purpose," Chairman Michael Steele said in a statement. "I don't know why this policy existed in the past, but it will not exist under my administration. Consider this issue settled." Steele has told the committee's director of administration to opt out of coverage for elective abortion in the policy it uses from Cigna." http://www.politico.com/news/stories/1109/29456.html “The Republican National Committee will no longer offer employees an insurance plan that covers abortion after POLITICO reported Thursday that the anti-abortion RNC’s policy has covered the procedure since 1991.

“Money from our loyal donors should not be used for this purpose,” Chairman Michael Steele said in a statement. “I don’t know why this policy existed in the past, but it will not exist under my administration. Consider this issue settled.”

Steele has told the committee’s director of administration to opt out of coverage for elective abortion in the policy it uses from Cigna.”

http://www.politico.com/news/stories/1109/29456.html

]]> By: Tito Edwards http://the-american-catholic.com/2009/11/12/rnc-covers-elective-abortions-for-its-employees/#comment-29457 Tito Edwards Fri, 13 Nov 2009 04:11:53 +0000 http://the-american-catholic.com/?p=14737#comment-29457 One more reason why I am not registered with the Party of Death nor the Republican Party. One more reason why I am not registered with the Party of Death nor the Republican Party.

]]> By: M.Z. http://the-american-catholic.com/2009/11/12/rnc-covers-elective-abortions-for-its-employees/#comment-29456 M.Z. Fri, 13 Nov 2009 03:27:59 +0000 http://the-american-catholic.com/?p=14737#comment-29456 To know if abortion is covered, all you need is a Plan Doc. Every insured is required to get one. To know how many abortions were paid for, you would need either a Summary Report By Benefit or a Summary Report By Procedure. Access to those reports would be limited to the plan sponsor, broker, account manager and the management team. These reports would not be covered by HIPAA except under exceptional circumstances that I don't believe would be applicable. However, I believe the odds are that someone just looked at the plan doc. To know if abortion is covered, all you need is a Plan Doc. Every insured is required to get one. To know how many abortions were paid for, you would need either a Summary Report By Benefit or a Summary Report By Procedure. Access to those reports would be limited to the plan sponsor, broker, account manager and the management team. These reports would not be covered by HIPAA except under exceptional circumstances that I don’t believe would be applicable. However, I believe the odds are that someone just looked at the plan doc.

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