Understanding the Broken Economics of Fertility Care
For the past four decades, fertility care has improved in leaps and bounds. Outcomes of pregnancies have improved, more treatment options are available, and care is more accessible than ever. Unfortunately, costs remain unjustifiably high. Kindbody’s Drew Varano, VP of Analytics and Lead Actuary, dives into the research to explain this market phenomenon and offers […]
How To Ask for Fertility Benefits at Work
In recent years, a series of cultural and social shifts have brought conversations about fertility into the mainstream. Women are waiting longer to have children, more LGBTQ+ people are planning on starting or growing their families, and younger people — men and women — are more educated about their fertility health than ever before. All […]
Why the Traditional Fertility Benefit Markup is not Worth your Spend
Companies today are making a move towards boutique benefits for their employees, going well beyond that monthly gym membership stipend that we’ve all become accustomed to seeing. Holistic wellbeing offerings like mental health counseling, virtual healthcare at your fingertips, and emergent benefits like family building and fertility, these are the types of solutions that forward-thinking […]
The Connection Between Fertility Struggles and Mental Health
Studies have shown that 90% of women have reported depression while experiencing fertility struggles, with 42% reporting feelings of suicide. Even with these staggering numbers being reported, we continue to silo our healthcare services and create fragmented care for patients. Providers need to recognize that fertility struggles require more than just medical attention. Patients need […]
Why Fertility and Family-Building Benefits Matter: A Conversation with Activision Blizzard
Kindbody’s Founder and CEO, Gina Bartasi, was joined by Milt Ezzard, Activision Blizzard’s VP of Global Benefits, for an enlightening conversation on diversity, equity, and inclusion as they relate to employee benefits at The Conference Board’s Annual Employee Healthcare Conference in San Diego. We’ve pulled together the key highlights from the discussion for your perusal […]
A Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Conversation With Lyft
We were back in person and The Conference Board’s Annual Employee Healthcare Conference was a hit. Happy hours, networking, and meetings, all interspersed with a fantastic variety of educational sessions and roundtables led by top employers and thought leaders from the healthcare industry. Lyft Benefits Program Manager, Karen Hoang, joined Kindbody Founder and CEO, Gina […]
The Next Generation of Health Consumers
HLTH21 has come and gone, but what has stayed with us after this monumental event is the sheer quantity of things on the minds of healthcare industry leaders. With over 100 sessions and 15 main themes, there was no lack of quality content and conversation. One of the key topics for discussion in high demand […]