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  Every expectant mother wants the best for her baby. Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Vermont and The Vermont Health Plan have found some great ways to help you give your baby the best health care available, even before he or she is born. Our Better Beginnings® program works with you and your health care provider to help you have a healthy pregnancy and an uncomplicated delivery. We also provide some special benefits to make your first few weeks with your baby more worry-free. We send you educational materials that help make you confident about fulfilling your needs during pregnancy and those of your newborn. You also learn by speaking with our Better Beginnings case managers throughout your pregnancy. How does it work? Better Beginnings allows you to select from valuable benefits including the following:
To participate in the Better Beginnings program, just call our Customer Service department by using the telephone number listed on your I.D. card. We’ll send you a Better Beginnings Health Risk Assessment (HRA) questionnaire. After you have completed and returned the HRA, we will send you a book of your choice and our portfolio of Better Beginnings information. Our registered nurse case managers will keep in touch with you throughout your pregnancy and will talk with you after the birth of your baby. Our case management program By completing a comprehensive assessment of your answers to our HRA, our Better Beginnings case manager will work with you and your provider to find ways to help you reduce or eliminate complications during pregnancy or delivery. If your caregiver or our case manager detects a problem, we may decide to provide special benefits for you to help you toward a healthy birth. Our specialty nurse case managers will:
After your baby is born After your baby is born, we will send you additional educational materials. Our case manager will contact you to see how you and your baby are doing and to offer you additional guidance and support. The first few weeks with a new baby can be tiring and difficult, even when the delivery goes exactly as planned. That’s why we built a host of post-delivery benefits into the Better Beginnings program. You may take advantage of coverage for up to three skilled nursing visits from your local home health agency in your home after you and your baby leave the hospital. The nurse who visits you may:
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Call today to find out more about Better Beginnings The earlier in your pregnancy you join Better Beginnings, the sooner we can help you on the way to a safe, healthy, worry-free pregnancy. We know your doctor or midwife is the best person to answer questions related to your pregnancy, but our Better Beginnings staff can also be a valuable resource. We are eager to help you give your baby the very best start in life—a better beginning. Members covered by Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Vermont may call 1-800-922-8778. Members covered by The Vermont Health Plan should call 1-888-897-8847. Better Beginnings® is a registered trademark of Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Vermont. All contents © Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Vermont. |
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