Saturday, February 11, 2012

WSJ Almost Uniquely Raises Self-Insurance Issue in 'Immaculate Contraception' Editorial - Tom Blumer, NewsBusters


Brings up a great point - what about those companies that self insure? And what about owners of small companies with owners who object to providing contraceptives, abortifacients, etc.?

This doesn't just affect the Catholic Church and her institutions...

Showing just how out of touch the establishment press is with reality, an editorial this morning in the Wall Street Journal cutely titled "Immaculate Contraception" points out something most, including the Associated Press, have missed -- that in a large number of cases involving many thousands of employees, there is no "insurance company" there to directly pay for these services:

One major problem will be how the rule applies to large organizations that self-insure. Arrangements in which an employer pays for care directly and uses insurers to manage benefits and process claims (not to take on insurance risk) account for the majority of the private market. In these cases there isn't even a free lunch to pretend exists.

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