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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 icon-pdf

 

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 Servicesicon-pdf

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 HRAicon-pdf - 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

Please send your completed Better Beginnings® forms to:

 

BCBSVT
Better Beginnings Program
P.O. Box 186
Montpelier, VT 05602


Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Vermont reserves the right to make changes in Better Beginnings® at any time.
Revised: August 15, 2008