"This decision will require further action from HHS, but it is uncertain how the agency will respond to the need for a less restrictive alternative for for-profit corporations. Direct payment for these contraceptive methods by the government is not likely, and the exemption given to religious nonprofit corporations is the subject of lawsuits brought by some of the entities exempted from the rules. Prompt guidance from HHS would be helpful on this matter." [Burwell v. Hobby Lobby et al., No. 13-354 (U.S. June 30, 2014)]  MORE >>