Bishops approve denominational health plan
Monday, July 13, 2009 by Diocesan Staff
Among the hot topics at General Convention is the church-wide health insurance plan which was debated in the House of Bishops on Sunday, July 12. At the end of that meeting, the House of Bishops approved the implementation of a denomination-wide health insurance plan by 2012. This resolution, A177, will now go to the House of Deputies.
If the resolution is adopted, health insurance would be offered "for all domestic diocese, parishes, missions and other ecclesiastical organizations or bodies subject tothe authority of this church, for clergy and lay employees who are scheduled to work a minimum of 1,500 hours annually."
The implementation of this health insurance plan is estimated by officials of the Church Pension Fund to save $134 million in the first six years.
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