Maternity care can account for a large portion of a group’s claims, especially if there are complications in a pregnancy. You can support your clients’ employees
and their dependents throughout pregnancy by including
our Special Beginnings maternity management program
in their coverage.
Special Beginnings participants have up to 3 percent fewer
low birth weight babies than the general population.
That reduces costly neonatal care. Special Beginnings
encourages your clients’ employees to seek appropriate
care, and helps them use their benefits efficiently.
It all starts with the nurse case manager assigned to
each enrollee. The nurse tailors educational materials,
keeps in regular contact, and provides personal support.
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Program Features
Special Beginnings provides expectant mothers with:
- A toll-free nurse hotline and secure e-mail, available 24/7.
- Their own nurse case manager throughout the pregnancy. The nurse acts as a Regence liaison during pregnancy and helps guide them through the health care system and to use their benefits efficiently. The nurse will coordinate home care and any other covered services as needed.
- A health risk assessment, which helps the nurse provide tailored educational materials, answer questions, and encourage appropriate care.
- A choice of one of seven books or a DVD set about pregnancy.
Special Beginnings helps an expectant mother get appropriate prenatal care, follow her doctor or midwife’s direction and seek care when it is most effective. As a result, Special Beginnings can help keep your client’s claims experience down.
Rewards Members Earn
Members will earn points from the myRegence.com Rewards Program. Members that complete the feedback form will have 6,000 points added to their myRegence.com account. Accumulating enough points will allow them to choose a gift card from over 100 merchants.
- Members can provide feedback securely online
- OR download and print the form (PDF). If members print the form, fax or mail the completed form to the enrollment address listed below.
How Members Enroll
- Members can confirm eligibility by e-mailing or
calling us at 1 (888) JOY-BABY during
business hours (1-888-569-2229).
Special Beginnings
Regence BlueShield of Idaho
PO Box 1106 Mail Station LA1W
Lewiston, ID 83501
FAX: (208) 798-2092
- To increase participation, our staff may call employees
or their dependents who are pregnant to encourage
enrollment if they don't respond to our mailings.
Eighty percent of members who receive our mailing
and a phone call choose to enroll. The Special Beginnings
program boasts higher participation than similar
programs across the nation, demonstrating its impact
on your clients' claims experience.
When to enroll
We encourage members to enroll early in their first trimester to get the most out of the program, but they may enroll up to one month before their due date.
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