health insurance

COVID-19 virus puts a spotlight on inequality and racism

By Thomas Reese — May 27, 2020
(RNS) — We should not be surprised that African Americans are 2.4 times more likely to die from COVID-19 than whites.

How churches can reframe social justice now and after COVID-19

By Barbara Williams-Skinner — May 7, 2020
(RNS) — The church can leverage its social mission to advocate for just policies, offer to open its spaces and look out for the most vulnerable during this crisis.

Hospital chaplains stick to the heart of the job amid health care industry changes

By Amanda Abrams — May 28, 2019
(RNS) — As our medical system grows more fast-paced, impersonal and complex, hospital chaplains end up helping patients decipher next steps and counseling burned-out practitioners.

Catholic bishops reject new contraception proposals

By David Gibson — February 7, 2013
(RNS) The nation’s Catholic bishops on Thursday (Feb. 7) rejected the Obama administration’s latest proposals to broaden the religious exemptions and accommodations in regulations that will require insurance companies or employers to provide free birth control coverage.
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