Family and Diversity Support

Pregnancy support services to meet the needs of today’s diverse employees and their families.

Western Health Advantage is now offering large group employers an exciting Family & Diversity Support Benefit for employees planning to have a baby.

This benefit provides plan members with pregnancy support services (with no exclusion of gender or relationship status), and without a diagnosis of infertility. It also covers pre-implantation genetic testing, supporting members with rare and life-threatening genetic conditions.* 

The Family & Diversity Support Benefit has two separate components:

1.) Pregnancy Support

• Designed to demonstrate WHA’s commitment to supporting diverse families who have not been
  diagnosed with medical infertility, this benefit will help members who are either single or in same-sex
  relationships as well as traditional couples as medically indicated.
• Sperm retrieval or extraction procedure, if medically necessary for men
• Medications for ovarian stimulation, including basic laboratory tests as well as basic imaging tests related to fertility workup

2.) Pre-implantation Genetic Testing

• This supports the needs of a member (or first-degree relative) with a specified** rare and life-threatening genetic condition as they plan for pregnancy and require support to conceive.

* Refer to the Copayment Summary for cost, details, exclusions, and limitations. An eligible member may be referred by their doctor for these services; prior authorization is required. WHA provides this additional and distinctive benefit at no additional premium.

** Refer to the specified list of covered diagnoses.