Better Beginnings® is designed to help members who are pregnant give their baby the best healthcare available, even before he or she is born.

 

Educational materials and special benefits include: 

• Books and videos
• A choice of one of five different benefit options
• A selection of special benefits, tailored to your needs

View the Benefit Options 

 

A program customized to your needs...

Every pregnancy is different. That's why we:

• offer five different benefit options
• provide a registered nurse case manager who works with you and your health provider to get you the best care available.

Your plan's special benefits may include: 

• Reimbursement for childbirth classes
• Free Red Cross infant/child CPR/First Aid course (only for Vermont members)
• Breast pumps

Overview of Services

Guidance

Your Better Beginnings® registered nurse case manager will: 

• Support and advocate for your individual needs
• Provide information materials to help you make informed decisions regarding your pregnancy

Eligibility

Benefits are available to all members EXCEPT those enrolled in any of the following:

• Federal Employee Program (FEP)
• Vermont Blue 65 Medicare Supplemental Plan
• New England Health Plan (NEHP)
• CBA

How to Register

You must register prior to the birth of your baby to participate in the program.

 

To register, simply complete, print and return the following forms:

• Better Beginnings HRA - lists questions about your general and pregnancy health; helps determine if you may be at risk for an early delivery or other complications of pregnancy

• Better Beginnings Consent Form - authorization/certification of Better Beginnings® terms and conditions

• Benefit Option Selection Form - provides selection of five different benefit options

Please send your completed Better Beginnings® forms to: