Post by Logan on Mar 7, 2016 4:24:49 GMT -6
In a move praised by LGBT advocates, the Catholic Church in Michigan is making changes to its health care plan that could allow gays to get health care for their partners or spouses.
In a letter sent this week to pastors and employees of the Catholic Church in Michigan, the Michigan Catholic Conference said it is modifying its health care coverage to include legally domiciled adults (LDA), meaning those who are above 18, have lived with the employee for at least six months and are financially interdependent with the employee.
As long as the person meets those criteria, he or she will get health care coverage, regardless of sexual orientation or activity, said a Michigan Catholic Conference official.
The move is being made to comply with changes in federal law, which now allows for same-sex marriage, and also to keep in line with the teachings of the Catholic Church, which opposes same-gender sexual acts and same-gender marriage. The Michigan Catholic Conference, based in Lansing, oversees the health care for Catholic employees in the state. A gay couple would not qualify under the current health insurance’s spousal coverage since the Catholic Church only defines a spouse as someone of the opposite gender.
Read more: www.lansingstatejournal.com/story/news/local/2016/03/05/catholic-church-michigan-may-expand-health-care-gay-couples/81362272/
In a letter sent this week to pastors and employees of the Catholic Church in Michigan, the Michigan Catholic Conference said it is modifying its health care coverage to include legally domiciled adults (LDA), meaning those who are above 18, have lived with the employee for at least six months and are financially interdependent with the employee.
As long as the person meets those criteria, he or she will get health care coverage, regardless of sexual orientation or activity, said a Michigan Catholic Conference official.
The move is being made to comply with changes in federal law, which now allows for same-sex marriage, and also to keep in line with the teachings of the Catholic Church, which opposes same-gender sexual acts and same-gender marriage. The Michigan Catholic Conference, based in Lansing, oversees the health care for Catholic employees in the state. A gay couple would not qualify under the current health insurance’s spousal coverage since the Catholic Church only defines a spouse as someone of the opposite gender.
Read more: www.lansingstatejournal.com/story/news/local/2016/03/05/catholic-church-michigan-may-expand-health-care-gay-couples/81362272/