The Denominational Health Plan
Since 2009, the Denominational Health Plan (DHP) has provided members with comprehensive, high-quality healthcare coverage. Over the intervening years, The Episcopal Church Medical Trust has worked to manage the costs of healthcare coverage, maintain fair and consistent plan pricing across the Church, promote equitable access to healthcare funding for eligible clergy and lay employees, and deliver dependable service—balancing compassionate care with sound financial stewardship.
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The Value of the DHP | Controlling Costs and Equitable Plan Pricing | DHP Annual Reports
A Great Asset to Those Who Serve the Church - the Denominational Health Plan
Meaningful Choice
The DHP allows dioceses greater flexibility to choose among options offered than would corporate plans or state-based exchanges. Medical Trust options include platinum, gold, and silver plans and two pharmacy plan designs.
Comprehensive Benefits
The DHP offers vision and hearing benefits, an Employee Assistance Program, travel medical assistance, health advocacy, and optional dental plans.
Broad Networks
The DHP continues to offer plans with broad national networks (Anthem and Cigna) plus a regional plan (Kaiser), whereas the networks of state-based exchanges are more limited. Although state plans may feature lower premiums, they do so at the expense of benefits, participant choice, and access.
Controlling Healthcare Costs in a Rising‑Cost Environment
The Medical Trust focuses its cost‑containment efforts on the areas it can directly influence, such as plan design, pooling and purchasing power, care navigation, utilization management, and administrative efficiency.
Together, these levers help moderate annual increases, support equitable pricing across the Church, and ensure that high‑quality benefits remain accessible, even as broader market conditions continue to change.
DHP Legislation & Plan Model
Resolutions passed by the 76th and 77th General Conventions established and affirmed the Denominational Health Plan and the Plan Model.
Get more information on the resolutions and model.Read the full 2025 DHP Annual Report
While the DHP continues to meet its objectives, the Medical Trust nonetheless recognizes that healthcare can create financial burdens, and it remains focused on addressing costs and providing consistent service and broad access to high-quality benefits, thus balancing compassionate care with financial stewardship for the Church.
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