CBA Improves Health Plan Experience through Strengthened Insurance Translation
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...
What’s In Your Health Plan Or…maybe, what’s not?
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...
Are we abandoning women?
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...
Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis (PrEP) within Preventive Care
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...
Is Abortion Hidden In Your Health Plan?
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...