Gusto Lifts ‘Clinically Infertile’ Requirement So LGBT Couples Can Get In Vitro Coverage
The San Francisco-based company is opening up its insurance benefits for fertility treatments by negating the need for a diagnosis of clinical infertility to receive coverage.
San Francisco Business Times:
S.F. Company Becomes First In State To Offer LGBT Fertility Benefits
San Francisco-based human resources company Gusto became the first company in the state to offer health coverage of fertility treatments to LGBT employees and their partners. Fertility treatments are an emotional and physically arduous process that can last for months or years. If not covered by insurance, they can also be prohibitively expensive. (Truong, 8/4)
In other insurance news —
East Bay Times:
Alameda County May Switch Health Care Provider For Jails
Alameda County appears close to cutting ties with Corizon Health, a company that has provided health care services at county jails for about two decades but has been criticized for its handling of medically vulnerable inmates. The Alameda County Board of Supervisors on Tuesday scheduled a special meeting at 10:30 a.m. Friday to vote on a new contract with California Forensics Medical Group, a company favored by the National Union of Healthcare Workers. (DeBolt, 8/3)