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Written by The Presbyterian Outlook
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Thursday, 23 December 2010 18:25 |
The Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) Board of Pensions continues to adjust the Medical Plan covering church employees in response to passage of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA) by the U.S. Congress in March 2010.
While the PPACA doesn't take full effect until 2014, the board has made changes in the PC(USA)'s Medical Plan at each of its meetings since the legislation was adopted.
At its October meeting, the board agreed — in keeping with President Barack Obama's pledge that those who like their current medical coverage can retain it — to "grandfather" the denomination’s traditional Medical Plan.
Patricia Haines, the BOP's senior vice-president for benefits, told the board's Healthcare Committee that grandfathering will give it the opportunity "to figure out all the ins and outs" of the evolving legislation.
— Jerry L. Van Marter
Presbyterian News Service
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