Obama ally turns back, again
Sr. Carol Keehan and the very large Catholic Health Association network were instrumental in helping President Obama get the contentious health care overhaul passed. But his HHS mandate issued in January was a push too far, and they objected along with all the Catholic bishops. His alleged accomodation to their concerns got Sr. Keehan and the HHS back on board and gave him Catholic cover. Now, the CHA has reversed itself again. Like everyone who looked fully at the so-called ‘accommodation’ they saw that it wasn’t one.
I wrote the above a few days ago but had to save it as a draft while traveling, and wound up unable to blog for a while, with little access to the internet. Given past experiences with Sr. Keehan, I wasn’t sure it would even still be accurate or rather, reversed again at this point.
As of the moment, it still holds that this major health provider, a critical Catholic ally for the president, is publicly calling the HHS mandate unacceptable. Rocco Palmo has all the lowdown here, including part of the letter the CHA sent the federal department of HHS.
Here’s a key snip from Rocco’s post:
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