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How can Catholic colleges in California follow state laws regulating health insurance while conforming to Church moral teaching at the same time? A from the Catholic News Agency by Kevin J. Jones considers some of the available options � and points to 91����� Aquinas College as one successful example.

�We consider providing medical coverage an essential part of our character as a Catholic institution,� Chris Weinkopf, TAC�s executive director of college relations, told CNA. �The College provides full health care � which includes dental and vision care, as well as zero monthly premiums � to all its full-time employees and their families.�

As CNA�s article explains in detail, California�s laws regulating health insurance have moved in a problematic direction for decades, requiring coverage for abortion and other treatments that violate Church teaching. To survive in this hostile environment, the College eschews providing student health coverage � most students remain on their parents� plans � and offers employee coverage by self-insuring through the federally regulated Reta Trust.

�Since we self-insure,� says Mr. Weinkopf, �the College is exempt from regulations that require coverage at odds with Catholic moral teaching.�