by Mandy Cox | Feb 10, 2023 | Healthcare Insights
by Jason Coon As the CBA enters our 10th Anniversary year, we continue to engage with our members on ways to further protect their Catholic health plan experience. Our initial effort was to identify the areas within the Summary Plan Description (SPD) language...
by Mandy Cox | Oct 31, 2022 | Healthcare Insights
by Jason Coon In my review of member health plans over the last few months, I’ve heard people say, “I had no idea that was part of our plan” and “how is it possible we were covering that?”. This is the reaction I get when doing our CBA medical health plan reviews for...
by Mandy Cox | May 2, 2022 | Healthcare Insights
by Mandy Cox If we remove contraceptives from our health benefits, are we abandoning women? Real answer for real health issues It is all too common that a woman at some point in her life will experience problems that bring her to the OBGYN office looking for...
by Mandy Cox | Feb 2, 2022 | Healthcare Insights
by Jason Coon A great example of appointed government organizations (ie. USPSTF, HRSA, CDC) changing requirements on preventive services is Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis or PrEP. Beginning January 1, 2021, insurance companies were mandated to cover Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis...
by Mandy Cox | Feb 2, 2022 | Healthcare Insights
by Jason Coon Like many of you, the CBA has been thoroughly engaged in the latest legal cases involving abortion. From the Texas Heartbeat Bill to Dobb’s v. Jackson’s Women Clinic, the loss of innocent human life through abortion is on the forefront of the minds of...
by Mandy Cox | Feb 2, 2022 | Healthcare Insights
by Jason Coon Most plans include exclusion lists addressing Gender Transition or Gender Identity services to some extent. Many of those exclusions remain very broad and open ended. Many do not include an exclusion for cross-sex hormones within medical or pharmacy...
