Health Plans for Employees
Since 1977, Christian Brothers Services has worked with Catholic organizations and dioceses designing and administering comprehensive, cost-effective employee health and wellness benefits including: medical, prescription drug, vision, dental, long-term disability and term life. These programs are designed exclusively for the benefit of the Catholic Church and are sensitive to the unique needs of Catholic employers.
Currently, Christian Brothers Services Employee Benefit Trust serves over 400 customers, with nearly 30,000 lives covering over 45,000 members located throughout the United States. Our customers include schools and universities, parishes, dioceses, volunteer organizations, charitable organizations, thrift stores and nursing homes.

Services for Member Employers
- Customized plan design, which allows employers to select/create coverage to fit the needs of their employees
- Flexible group enrollment
- Secure internet transactions for roster and enrollment changes
- Free benefit booklets available in electronic format
- Full compliance with HIPAA, including the privacy and security of personal health information
- Cost-containment reports
- Group presentations to employees upon request
- Convenient, annual on-site wellness screenings and flu shot programs for participants
- Utilization review and chronic case management services
- Patient advocate focus and outcome management to assist chronically ill patients
Services for Participants
- Patient safety solutions, proven to enhance safety and quality of care while reducing overall healthcare costs
- Access to transplant providers with the highest success ratios
- Timely, efficient benefit payments using a contemporary claims processing system
- Full-time customer service representatives with exclusive toll-free access on claim inquiries, benefit details and coverage issues
- Online access to explanation of benefits and other health information
- Website access to PPO networks, physician referral and health information
- Lab card program for cost savings on laboratory testing
- Advanced Therapeutic Intervention Program to review prescriptions and avoid adverse drug reactions
- Free annual health screening to detect potential health deficiencies
- A broad range of health and wellness programs to keep members and their families as healthy as possible
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Medical
The medical plan provides comprehensive benefits, including preventive care, with a choice of deductibles and co-payment levels. Managed care has brought about cost-effective plan utilization without sacrificing quality. The Trust has negotiated with several regional and national PPO networks to obtain significant discounts off billed charges. View all of our medical program partners and programs.
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Prescription Drugs
Prescription drug coverage is available with all medical plan designs. The integrated plan provided through Express Scripts offers prescription service at both retail and mail order pharmacies. The program includes over 99 percent of all retail pharmacies across the United States. Our long-term home delivery program can offer significant savings to participants with the ease of no hassle refills.
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Dental
Our dental plan is a comprehensive plan providing preventive, basic and major dental care, with the freedom of choice of providers. We also have an orthodontia plan available that can be added at the employer’s request.
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Vision
Although the medical plan provides coverage for medical conditions, our vision plan assists in covering the cost for exams, lenses and frames. The participants are able to seek care from any provider they choose. A discount program through Vision Service Plan (VSP) is available to all Employee Benefit Trust members.
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Group Life and Disability
MetLife and Christian Brothers Employee Benefit Trust teamed up to help make benefit decisions simpler for members and their families who participate in the Trust.