{"id":45105,"date":"2023-02-09T09:51:07","date_gmt":"2023-02-09T14:51:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/roundstoneinsurance.com\/?p=45105"},"modified":"2024-07-01T13:34:23","modified_gmt":"2024-07-01T17:34:23","slug":"sexual-and-reproductive-health-care-access-and-education-matter","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/roundstoneinsurance.com\/excelsior\/blog\/sexual-and-reproductive-health-care-access-and-education-matter\/","title":{"rendered":"Sexual and Reproductive Health Care: Access and Education Matter"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Sexual and Reproductive health is a broad category and relates primarily to what many call Women\u2019s Health. That said, we will intentionally use more inclusive language that encompasses all individuals who deal with issues like pregnancy and pelvic floor disorders.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Sexual and Reproductive Health issues can be significant cost drivers for employers, but self-funding allows employers to build health plans that can help mitigate risk and even improve member lives.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In the sexual and reproductive health arena, not surprisingly, the largest cost drivers relate to pregnancy and delivery. According to research published by the<\/span><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.healthsystemtracker.org\/brief\/health-costs-associated-with-pregnancy-childbirth-and-postpartum-care\/#Average%20additional%20health%20spending%20associated%20with%20pregnancy,%20relative%20to%20women%20of%20the%20same%20age%20who%20do%20not%20give%20birth,%20among%20people%20with%20large%20employer%20coverage,%202018%20-%202020\"> <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Peterson Center on Healthcare and the Kaiser Family Foundation<\/span><\/a><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> (KFF), individuals who give birth incur nearly $18,865 in additional healthcare costs compared to women of the same age who did not give birth \u2013 this number includes pre- and post-partum care as well.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Peterson-KFF study found that an average vaginal birth incurred $14,768 in total costs. The average cesarean section (C-section) costs $26,280. The increased costs associated with C-sections derive from a variety of factors. C-sections can be necessary to protect the lives of the mother and child, but the procedure, in and of itself, is costlier than a vaginal birth.<\/span><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.livescience.com\/45681-vaginal-birth-vs-c-section.html\"> <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">C-section births<\/span><\/a><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> also tend to require longer hospital stays and leave the parent and child at risk for surgical complications.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Beyond the routine costs of labor and delivery, pregnancy complications pose further risks to health plans and members alike. Surgical procedures, inpatient hospital stays, and even neonatal ICU stays cost tens of thousands of dollars. It should be noted, however, that these monetary costs pale in comparison to the physical, emotional, and mental impacts that these episodes can have on families and workplaces.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Sexual and Reproductive Health also encompasses pelvic floor disorders that carry additional risks.\u00a0 These issues are all too prevalent, with 1-in-4 American women suffering from pelvic floor issues, such as endometriosis.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><b>Encountering Endometriosis\u00a0<\/b><\/h2>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Endometriosis is when tissue that usually lines the inside of the uterus grows outside of the uterus, resulting in pain, menstrual irregularities, and even infertility. It is a condition that Roundstone\u2019s CSI team regularly encounters.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">When looking for savings potential in self-funding, Roundstone\u2019s CSI team analyzed the medical claims of 97 members who have been diagnosed with endometriosis. On average, treatment directly related to endometriosis costs the health plan $5,253 per member per year (not including $403 in average yearly members costs). On the high end of the spectrum, a single procedure costs the member\u2019s plan more than $90,000.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In total, treatment of endometriosis cost 73 health plans a total of $565,730. Members&#8217; costs totaled $37,713.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">These costs relate only to the <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">direct <\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">costs of treatment. Employers and members must also deal with the downstream behavioral and physical health risks of Sexual and Reproductive Health issues. Not to mention indirect costs like<\/span><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.endonews.com\/endometriosis-and-productivity-at-home-and-in-the-workplace\"> <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">decreased productivity<\/span><\/a><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and increased turnover.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">What can self-insured employers do to help manage these costs, and also ensure quality of life for members and their families?\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><b>Make Preventative Care Accessible<\/b><strong> in Your Self-Funded Plan<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Preventative care for Sexual and Reproductive Health issues is a key component of any efforts to improve clinical outcomes and mitigate financial risks for employers. By removing financial barriers to care, employers can encourage members to utilize these crucial services.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">A recent study published in<\/span><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/jamanetwork.com\/journals\/jamanetworkopen\/fullarticle\/2785593\"> <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">JAMA<\/span><\/a><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> surveyed 3,509 participants who were pregnant at the time of the study or had just given birth. <\/span><b>24% of the participants reported unmet healthcare needs during their pregnancies, 60% reported healthcare unaffordability<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. As many as<\/span><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.commonwealthfund.org\/publications\/issue-briefs\/2018\/dec\/womens-health-us-compared-ten-other-countries\"> <b>one third<\/b><\/a><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> of American women have reported skipping necessary medical care due to out of pocket costs. This sobering statistic helps explain why the US has<\/span><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/data.unicef.org\/resources\/dataset\/maternal-mortality-data\/\"> <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">higher maternal<\/span><\/a><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> mortality rates than any other high-income countries.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Members delaying care due to cost concerns is a <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">major<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> financial risk for employers.<\/span><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/pmc\/articles\/PMC5915910\/\"> <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Numerous studies<\/span><\/a><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> have found that a lack of prenatal care increases risks for pregnancy complications, as well as maternal (and infant) mortality.\u00a0 Regular prenatal visits can help providers catch potential issues early, educate families on healthier habits, and helps members deal with other chronic conditions that can affect pregnancies &#8211; like diabetes and depression.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Accessible preventative care can also help self-insured members manage the symptoms and outcomes of other Sexual and Reproductive Health conditions. Pelvic floor therapy through <\/span><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/swordhealth.com\/solutions\/bloom\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Bloom<\/span><\/a><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, a digital health solution that addresses female pelvic health, for example, can help members reduce pain associated with menopausal uterine prolapse and even decrease pain during intercourse for members dealing with endometriosis.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Self-funded plan design modifications that limit cost-sharing obligations for prenatal care and other preventative services may help improve outcomes for employers and members alike.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><b>Educate Members on Benefits<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0<strong>in a Self-Funded Plan<\/strong><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Even the most hyper-accessible, doula-covering, midwife-incentivizing plan is only successful if members know what\u2019s covered (and what isn\u2019t). Management and HR should work together to advertise self-funded plan benefits to employees and their dependents.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Self-insured employers can also invest in services that relieve some of the HR\u2019s workload. Partnering with a good healthcare concierge service like<\/span><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.rightwayhealthcare.com\/rightway-navigation\"> <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Rightway Health<\/span><\/a><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> can help members navigate their benefits at any time. <\/span><b>Concierge services (<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">also called healthcare navigation services) connect members with benefits experts who can guide members to in-network providers, help members review claims, and direct them to additional employee benefits.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Good concierge services (like Rightway) also guide members according to provider quality \u2013 which plays a key role in improving outcomes for sexual and reproductive health issues.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><b>Address <\/b><b><i>Your<\/i><\/b><b> Population\u2019s Needs<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Sexual and reproductive health issues affect different communities in different ways.\u00a0 Geography and socioeconomic concerns affect the access that individuals have to prenatal care, and other sexual and reproductive health services.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">According to<\/span><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.marchofdimes.org\/maternity-care-deserts-report\"> <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">research published<\/span><\/a><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> by the March of<\/span> <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Dimes,<\/span><b> 35.6% of counties in the US are maternity care deserts<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, <\/span><b>having no hospitals providing obstetric care, no birth centers, no OB\/GYN and no certified nurse midwives<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. This lack of access affects 2.2 million individuals of childbearing age, and almost 150,000 babies.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Racial disparities in access to healthcare services also affect outcomes. Research published by the American Journal of Public Health found that the maternal mortality rate for Black Americans is 3.5 times higher than white Americans. This disparity extends to<\/span><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.kff.org\/racial-equity-and-health-policy\/issue-brief\/racial-disparities-in-maternal-and-infant-health-current-status-and-efforts-to-address-them\/\"> <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">indigenous communities<\/span><\/a><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> as well.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Employers should not be expected to single-handedly solve the complex systemic issues that drive racial and geographic disparities in access to sexual and reproductive healthcare, but awareness of these inequalities is an important step to understanding the risks faced by unique employee populations.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">If a high proportion of employees live in maternity care deserts, employers can ensure their self-funded plan offers adequate telehealth services to help members connect with providers.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">To help tackle racial disparities, self-insured employers can invest in navigation services that allow members to seek providers according to ethnic, gender, or religious preferences. Research suggests that provider demographics can influence clinical outcomes. For example,<\/span><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/pmc\/articles\/PMC7474651\/\"> <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">a study<\/span><\/a><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> carried out by researchers from Harvard and George Mason University found that Black infant mortality decreased when the family was paired with Black physicians.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Numerous studies have borne out the unfortunate reality that the clinical field is<\/span><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/pmc\/articles\/PMC9148644\/\"> <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">not immune<\/span><\/a><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> to racial biases. With this in mind, some members of historically marginalized communities are able to better trust clinical guidance from providers who come from their own communities and may share similar experiences.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Sexual and reproductive health issues are complex, but the good news is that self-funded employers have the flexibility to offer employee benefits that can improve the quality of care while mitigating future cost risks. Like many other healthcare issues, accessibility, education, and understanding are key to effective cost containment, and better lives, particularly in a self-insured plan.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This is not clinical advice. Any decisions regarding one\u2019s health should be made with the guidance of a qualified clinical professional. <\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p class=\"excerpt\">Sexual and Reproductive health is a broad category and relates primarily to what many call Women\u2019s Health. That said, we will intentionally use more inclusive language that encompasses all individuals who deal with issues like pregnancy and pelvic floor disorders.\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0 Sexual and Reproductive Health issues can be significant cost drivers for employers, but self-funding [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":16,"featured_media":45108,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1831],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-45105","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-cost-containment"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v22.8 (Yoast SEO v25.6) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Sexual and Reproductive Health Care: Access and Education Matter | Roundstone Insurance<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Learn how cost containment strategies related to mental health can improve the savings of your employee benefits plan while enhancing quality of care.\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"noindex, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Sexual and Reproductive Health Care: Access and Education Matter\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Learn how cost containment strategies related to mental health can improve the savings of your employee benefits plan while enhancing quality of care.\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/roundstoneinsurance.com\/excelsior\/blog\/sexual-and-reproductive-health-care-access-and-education-matter\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Roundstone Insurance\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:publisher\" content=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/RoundstoneInsurance\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2023-02-09T14:51:07+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2024-07-01T17:34:23+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/roundstoneinsurance.com\/excelsior\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/smiling-group-of-women-1800x1200-1-1024x683.webp\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"1024\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"683\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/webp\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"CSI Team\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:creator\" content=\"@CaptiveInsurer\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:site\" content=\"@CaptiveInsurer\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"CSI Team\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"6 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"Article\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/roundstoneinsurance.com\/excelsior\/blog\/sexual-and-reproductive-health-care-access-and-education-matter\/#article\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/roundstoneinsurance.com\/excelsior\/blog\/sexual-and-reproductive-health-care-access-and-education-matter\/\"},\"author\":{\"name\":\"CSI Team\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/roundstoneinsurance.com\/excelsior\/#\/schema\/person\/490a8b7f74b7ed0a43ffe814c2263eff\"},\"headline\":\"Sexual and Reproductive Health Care: Access and Education Matter\",\"datePublished\":\"2023-02-09T14:51:07+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2024-07-01T17:34:23+00:00\",\"mainEntityOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/roundstoneinsurance.com\/excelsior\/blog\/sexual-and-reproductive-health-care-access-and-education-matter\/\"},\"wordCount\":1285,\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/roundstoneinsurance.com\/excelsior\/#organization\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/roundstoneinsurance.com\/excelsior\/blog\/sexual-and-reproductive-health-care-access-and-education-matter\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\/\/roundstoneinsurance.com\/excelsior\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/smiling-group-of-women-1800x1200-1.webp\",\"articleSection\":[\"Cost Containment\"],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/roundstoneinsurance.com\/excelsior\/blog\/sexual-and-reproductive-health-care-access-and-education-matter\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/roundstoneinsurance.com\/excelsior\/blog\/sexual-and-reproductive-health-care-access-and-education-matter\/\",\"name\":\"Sexual and Reproductive Health Care: Access and Education Matter | Roundstone Insurance\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/roundstoneinsurance.com\/excelsior\/#website\"},\"primaryImageOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/roundstoneinsurance.com\/excelsior\/blog\/sexual-and-reproductive-health-care-access-and-education-matter\/#primaryimage\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/roundstoneinsurance.com\/excelsior\/blog\/sexual-and-reproductive-health-care-access-and-education-matter\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\/\/roundstoneinsurance.com\/excelsior\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/smiling-group-of-women-1800x1200-1.webp\",\"datePublished\":\"2023-02-09T14:51:07+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2024-07-01T17:34:23+00:00\",\"description\":\"Learn how cost containment strategies related to mental health can improve the savings of your employee benefits plan while enhancing quality of care.\",\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/roundstoneinsurance.com\/excelsior\/blog\/sexual-and-reproductive-health-care-access-and-education-matter\/#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/roundstoneinsurance.com\/excelsior\/blog\/sexual-and-reproductive-health-care-access-and-education-matter\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/roundstoneinsurance.com\/excelsior\/blog\/sexual-and-reproductive-health-care-access-and-education-matter\/#primaryimage\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/roundstoneinsurance.com\/excelsior\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/smiling-group-of-women-1800x1200-1.webp\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/roundstoneinsurance.com\/excelsior\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/smiling-group-of-women-1800x1200-1.webp\",\"width\":1800,\"height\":1200,\"caption\":\"sexual-and-reproductive-health-care-access-and-education-matter_ Roundstone Insurance\"},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/roundstoneinsurance.com\/excelsior\/blog\/sexual-and-reproductive-health-care-access-and-education-matter\/#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"https:\/\/roundstoneinsurance.com\/excelsior\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"Sexual and Reproductive Health Care: Access and Education Matter\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/roundstoneinsurance.com\/excelsior\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/roundstoneinsurance.com\/excelsior\/\",\"name\":\"Roundstone Insurance\",\"description\":\"Better Benefits. Better Life.\",\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/roundstoneinsurance.com\/excelsior\/#organization\"},\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\/\/roundstoneinsurance.com\/excelsior\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":{\"@type\":\"PropertyValueSpecification\",\"valueRequired\":true,\"valueName\":\"search_term_string\"}}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"Organization\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/roundstoneinsurance.com\/excelsior\/#organization\",\"name\":\"Roundstone Insurance\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/roundstoneinsurance.com\/excelsior\/\",\"logo\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/roundstoneinsurance.com\/excelsior\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/roundstoneinsurance.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/NEW-Roundstone-Primary-Logo_Navy.jpg?fit=600%2C104&ssl=1\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/roundstoneinsurance.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/NEW-Roundstone-Primary-Logo_Navy.jpg?fit=600%2C104&ssl=1\",\"width\":\"600\",\"height\":\"104\",\"caption\":\"Roundstone Insurance\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/roundstoneinsurance.com\/excelsior\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/\"},\"sameAs\":[\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/RoundstoneInsurance\",\"https:\/\/x.com\/CaptiveInsurer\",\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/company\/roundstone\/\"]},{\"@type\":\"Person\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/roundstoneinsurance.com\/excelsior\/#\/schema\/person\/490a8b7f74b7ed0a43ffe814c2263eff\",\"name\":\"CSI Team\",\"image\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/roundstoneinsurance.com\/excelsior\/#\/schema\/person\/image\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/roundstoneinsurance.com\/excelsior\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/CSI-logo-banner-image-259x240-1.png\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/roundstoneinsurance.com\/excelsior\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/CSI-logo-banner-image-259x240-1.png\",\"caption\":\"CSI Team\"},\"description\":\"The CSI Team works together cross-functionally across the Roundstone organization. Their area of expertise include: data analytics, nursing, plan document optimization, claims, and underwriting. They use their expertise to find and evaluate the best cost containment solutions on the market and bring them to you.\"}]}<\/script>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO Premium plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"Sexual and Reproductive Health Care: Access and Education Matter | Roundstone Insurance","description":"Learn how cost containment strategies related to mental health can improve the savings of your employee benefits plan while enhancing quality of care.","robots":{"index":"noindex","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"og_locale":"en_US","og_type":"article","og_title":"Sexual and Reproductive Health Care: Access and Education Matter","og_description":"Learn how cost containment strategies related to mental health can improve the savings of your employee benefits plan while enhancing quality of care.","og_url":"https:\/\/roundstoneinsurance.com\/excelsior\/blog\/sexual-and-reproductive-health-care-access-and-education-matter\/","og_site_name":"Roundstone Insurance","article_publisher":"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/RoundstoneInsurance","article_published_time":"2023-02-09T14:51:07+00:00","article_modified_time":"2024-07-01T17:34:23+00:00","og_image":[{"width":1024,"height":683,"url":"https:\/\/roundstoneinsurance.com\/excelsior\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/smiling-group-of-women-1800x1200-1-1024x683.webp","type":"image\/webp"}],"author":"CSI Team","twitter_card":"summary_large_image","twitter_creator":"@CaptiveInsurer","twitter_site":"@CaptiveInsurer","twitter_misc":{"Written by":"CSI Team","Est. reading time":"6 minutes"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"Article","@id":"https:\/\/roundstoneinsurance.com\/excelsior\/blog\/sexual-and-reproductive-health-care-access-and-education-matter\/#article","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/roundstoneinsurance.com\/excelsior\/blog\/sexual-and-reproductive-health-care-access-and-education-matter\/"},"author":{"name":"CSI Team","@id":"https:\/\/roundstoneinsurance.com\/excelsior\/#\/schema\/person\/490a8b7f74b7ed0a43ffe814c2263eff"},"headline":"Sexual and Reproductive Health Care: Access and Education Matter","datePublished":"2023-02-09T14:51:07+00:00","dateModified":"2024-07-01T17:34:23+00:00","mainEntityOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/roundstoneinsurance.com\/excelsior\/blog\/sexual-and-reproductive-health-care-access-and-education-matter\/"},"wordCount":1285,"publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/roundstoneinsurance.com\/excelsior\/#organization"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/roundstoneinsurance.com\/excelsior\/blog\/sexual-and-reproductive-health-care-access-and-education-matter\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/roundstoneinsurance.com\/excelsior\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/smiling-group-of-women-1800x1200-1.webp","articleSection":["Cost Containment"],"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/roundstoneinsurance.com\/excelsior\/blog\/sexual-and-reproductive-health-care-access-and-education-matter\/","url":"https:\/\/roundstoneinsurance.com\/excelsior\/blog\/sexual-and-reproductive-health-care-access-and-education-matter\/","name":"Sexual and Reproductive Health Care: Access and Education Matter | Roundstone Insurance","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/roundstoneinsurance.com\/excelsior\/#website"},"primaryImageOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/roundstoneinsurance.com\/excelsior\/blog\/sexual-and-reproductive-health-care-access-and-education-matter\/#primaryimage"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/roundstoneinsurance.com\/excelsior\/blog\/sexual-and-reproductive-health-care-access-and-education-matter\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/roundstoneinsurance.com\/excelsior\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/smiling-group-of-women-1800x1200-1.webp","datePublished":"2023-02-09T14:51:07+00:00","dateModified":"2024-07-01T17:34:23+00:00","description":"Learn how cost containment strategies related to mental health can improve the savings of your employee benefits plan while enhancing quality of care.","breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/roundstoneinsurance.com\/excelsior\/blog\/sexual-and-reproductive-health-care-access-and-education-matter\/#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/roundstoneinsurance.com\/excelsior\/blog\/sexual-and-reproductive-health-care-access-and-education-matter\/"]}]},{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/roundstoneinsurance.com\/excelsior\/blog\/sexual-and-reproductive-health-care-access-and-education-matter\/#primaryimage","url":"https:\/\/roundstoneinsurance.com\/excelsior\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/smiling-group-of-women-1800x1200-1.webp","contentUrl":"https:\/\/roundstoneinsurance.com\/excelsior\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/smiling-group-of-women-1800x1200-1.webp","width":1800,"height":1200,"caption":"sexual-and-reproductive-health-care-access-and-education-matter_ Roundstone Insurance"},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/roundstoneinsurance.com\/excelsior\/blog\/sexual-and-reproductive-health-care-access-and-education-matter\/#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https:\/\/roundstoneinsurance.com\/excelsior\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"Sexual and Reproductive Health Care: Access and Education Matter"}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/roundstoneinsurance.com\/excelsior\/#website","url":"https:\/\/roundstoneinsurance.com\/excelsior\/","name":"Roundstone Insurance","description":"Better Benefits. Better Life.","publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/roundstoneinsurance.com\/excelsior\/#organization"},"potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/roundstoneinsurance.com\/excelsior\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":{"@type":"PropertyValueSpecification","valueRequired":true,"valueName":"search_term_string"}}],"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"Organization","@id":"https:\/\/roundstoneinsurance.com\/excelsior\/#organization","name":"Roundstone Insurance","url":"https:\/\/roundstoneinsurance.com\/excelsior\/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/roundstoneinsurance.com\/excelsior\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/","url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/roundstoneinsurance.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/NEW-Roundstone-Primary-Logo_Navy.jpg?fit=600%2C104&ssl=1","contentUrl":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/roundstoneinsurance.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/NEW-Roundstone-Primary-Logo_Navy.jpg?fit=600%2C104&ssl=1","width":"600","height":"104","caption":"Roundstone Insurance"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/roundstoneinsurance.com\/excelsior\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/"},"sameAs":["https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/RoundstoneInsurance","https:\/\/x.com\/CaptiveInsurer","https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/company\/roundstone\/"]},{"@type":"Person","@id":"https:\/\/roundstoneinsurance.com\/excelsior\/#\/schema\/person\/490a8b7f74b7ed0a43ffe814c2263eff","name":"CSI Team","image":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/roundstoneinsurance.com\/excelsior\/#\/schema\/person\/image\/","url":"https:\/\/roundstoneinsurance.com\/excelsior\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/CSI-logo-banner-image-259x240-1.png","contentUrl":"https:\/\/roundstoneinsurance.com\/excelsior\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/CSI-logo-banner-image-259x240-1.png","caption":"CSI Team"},"description":"The CSI Team works together cross-functionally across the Roundstone organization. Their area of expertise include: data analytics, nursing, plan document optimization, claims, and underwriting. They use their expertise to find and evaluate the best cost containment solutions on the market and bring them to you."}]}},"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/roundstoneinsurance.com\/excelsior\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/smiling-group-of-women-1800x1200-1.webp","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/roundstoneinsurance.com\/excelsior\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/45105"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/roundstoneinsurance.com\/excelsior\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/roundstoneinsurance.com\/excelsior\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/roundstoneinsurance.com\/excelsior\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/16"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/roundstoneinsurance.com\/excelsior\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=45105"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/roundstoneinsurance.com\/excelsior\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/45105\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":47097,"href":"https:\/\/roundstoneinsurance.com\/excelsior\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/45105\/revisions\/47097"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/roundstoneinsurance.com\/excelsior\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/45108"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/roundstoneinsurance.com\/excelsior\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=45105"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/roundstoneinsurance.com\/excelsior\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=45105"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/roundstoneinsurance.com\/excelsior\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=45105"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}