The Educational Foundation of America

This morning at #CGI2024, Reproductive & Maternal Health Compass (RMH Compass) launched the #RMH@Work Corporate Index.? This index is the first-of-its-kind evaluation of the reproductive and maternal health (RMH) benefits provided by the largest 100 employers in the U.S. Key takeaways include: *** A majority of the largest U.S. employers provide family formation benefits and paid parental leave, and many are using innovative approaches to ensure health coverage is accessible and affordable. Providing comprehensive family formation benefits and paid parental leave to all employees should be an achievable goal.? *** Lack of Transparency: Results show a huge range in benefits transparency with companies picking and choosing what information they share. Lack of transparency creates a business risk, creating barriers for workers to utilize the benefits invested in by employers and opacity around what constitutes a competitive benefits package. *** Several opportunities that present “easy wins” for the largest U.S. companies to strengthen their reproductive and maternal health offerings. These include covering pre- and post-natal doula care, offering inclusive family formation benefits and having a bereavement leave policy that covers pregnancy loss. Read the full report at https://lnkd.in/evhYbaxc