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Same-sex partners covered in new Michigan Catholic Church health plan
Source: Reuters
World | Mon Mar 7, 2016 8:19pm EST
Same-sex partners covered in new Michigan Catholic Church health plan
Striving to comply with federal nondiscrimination rules, Michigan's Catholic Church is extending health coverage to same-sex partners of employees without specifically saying so.
The Michigan Catholic Conference, which provides healthcare benefits for the Church's employees in the state, has extended coverage to include adults living in a church employee's household and who share living expenses, a spokesman said on Monday.
The coverage will include same-sex partners, though that term is not specifically mentioned in the new policy.
The decision to widen health coverage was to comply with federal government rules about nondiscrimination against same-sex partners, while at the same time avoiding language on same-sex partnerships, which go against Church teachings that marriage can only be between a man and a woman, said David Maluchnik, spokesman for the Conference.
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Same-sex partners covered in new Michigan Catholic Church health plan
Striving to comply with federal nondiscrimination rules, Michigan's Catholic Church is extending health coverage to same-sex partners of employees without specifically saying so.
The Michigan Catholic Conference, which provides healthcare benefits for the Church's employees in the state, has extended coverage to include adults living in a church employee's household and who share living expenses, a spokesman said on Monday.
The coverage will include same-sex partners, though that term is not specifically mentioned in the new policy.
The decision to widen health coverage was to comply with federal government rules about nondiscrimination against same-sex partners, while at the same time avoiding language on same-sex partnerships, which go against Church teachings that marriage can only be between a man and a woman, said David Maluchnik, spokesman for the Conference.
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Read more: http://www.reuters.com/article/us-michigan-church-idUSKCN0WA04V
