Our Purpose

Caring for those who care for others.

Our Vision

The Catholic Employer Health Alliance (CEHA) is a national alliance through which Catholic organizations and their employees can focus on their mission, shielded from the financial and other burdens of rising healthcare costs.

Our Beliefs

We believe those who labor in our communities for the common good deserve to be able to focus on their Catholic employer’s mission while having access to the human right of quality healthcare at an affordable price. Catholic employers – including dioceses, Catholic Charities agencies, Catholic colleges and universities, Catholic hospital systems, and other Catholic organizations – need a proven partner to drive lower costs in a volatile healthcare market. By bringing together Catholic organizations, CEHA offers lower premium increases, greater flexibility, ease of administration, and support for an employer’s HR team to administer employee health benefits.

Our Community

We bring together Catholic employers in the spirit of solidarity to provide optimal healthcare plans and rate stability for the whole group.

Our Catholicity

Our governing document states that the Ethical and Religious Directives of the US Conference of Catholic Bishops govern all our plans.

Our Advantage

By sharing the cost of medical, vision, and dental care across the entire community, our member employers experience significantly lower healthcare premium increases year-over-year. We take the time to focus on the unique needs of each Catholic employer and its staff to provide a comprehensive program that best serves their needs. We are a lean, flexible, effective organization, which further reduces your healthcare costs. Our administrative costs are half of the market standard. Participating employers report substantial savings over market pricing by joining CEHA.

Leadership

CEHA Board of Trustees

Charles C. Cornelio, Chair of the Board of Trustees
Mr. Cornelio is the retired President of Lincoln Financial Group’s Retirement Plan Services business, and retired Executive Vice President & Chief Administrative Officer of Lincoln Financial Group.

Jane Durney Crowley, BSN, MHA, FACHE
Ms. Crowley is the retired Chief Transformation Officer of Mercy Health and previously served as Chief Executive Officer at Bon Secours Health System, Inc.

Very Reverend Patrick J. Keating, L.D.
Father Keating is Moderator of the Curia, General Counsel, Econome, and Vicar for Financial Administration of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Brooklyn.

Vi T. Le, J.D.
Ms. Le is the Population Health-Growth and Strategic Revenue Officer for Mercy Health and previously served as Mercy Health’s Chief Counsel/VP, Revenue Strategy

Todd Maxwell
Mr. Maxwell is President and Chief Operating Officer of Catholic Charities of the Archdiocese of Chicago. He brings more than 20 years experience in the healthcare field with UnitedHealth Group and Elevance Health.

CEHA Officers

Sarah C. Robinson, Secretary

Ms. Robinson joined CEHA in 2019 after nearly 15 years of experience in the employee benefits industry. Prior to joining, she was an Employee Benefits Account Executive consulting on a diverse client base from non-profits to government contractors.

Keith R. Styles, J.D., President

Keith has been running CEHA since he helped found it in 2011.  During his twenty years of service to Catholic Charities USA, first as outside counsel and then as Executive Vice President, General Counsel, and COO, Keith developed a keen understanding of the impact of healthcare costs on Catholic organizations and the need to reduce the stress of healthcare on employees so they can focus on the mission of their employer.

plans

Summary of Current Plans

CEHA offers a choice of plans that adhere to the Ethical and Religious Directives of the USCCB while providing richer benefit offerings than typically provided by group insurance plans around the country.

Medical & Prescription Drug Benefits

CEHA offers four medical plan options through Blue Cross Blue Shield, all on the national BlueCard PPO Network. Our disease and utilization management is provided by Conifer Health Solutions. Telehealth is included with all medical plan options through MD LIVE. Prescription drug coverage is through OptumRx.

Dental Benefits

CEHA offers two dental plan options through Delta Dental on their national PPO network. The high dental plan option includes orthodontia coverage and a higher annual maximum, while the low dental plan option excludes orthodontia and has a lower annual maximum.

Vision Benefits

CEHA offers vision coverage through VSP (Vision Service Plan). The VSP plan provides expansive coverage and includes exams and lenses every year, and frames every other year.

Plan Administration and COBRA

CareFirst Administrators is the third-party administrator (TPA) and provides: consolidated billing, enrollment and eligibility feeds, claims adjudication and overall plan administration.

4myBenefits (powered by PlanSource) is the benefits administration platform we utilize that provides personalized benefits enrollment and automated administration. You could also plug in your existing benefit administration platform in to the Trust’s TPA if certain parameters are met.

CEHA provides COBRA administration through P&A Group for all CEHA plans.

CEHA also offers Flex administration through P&A Group for:

  • Flexible Spending Accounts: Medical (FSA & Limited Purpose FSA) and Dependent Care
  • Health Savings Accounts
  • Commuter Accounts
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