Value-Added Services (VAS) For Pregnant Members

BCBSTX offers free online prenatal classes to pregnant STAR Kids members. You have unlimited access to YoMingo^®, an online learning site.    

• Take an online class on a computer or on your smart phone at any time.
• The site is full of information and videos about pregnancy. Topics include labor, delivery, baby care, breastfeeding, your care after delivery, and so much more!
• Classes are taught in 15 languages.
• Let the Special Beginnings nurse know that you want to sign up for YoMingo. You can self-register here. We will send you a registration email. The email will include your YoMingo personal login information and tell you how to get set up.
• Members who complete a prenatal class on YoMingo will get a diaper bag with baby items. After you complete the class, fill out the certificate of completion. The link to the certificate can be found in the registration email. Once it is complete, the diaper bag will be shipped to the address you put on the certificate.

Limitations: You must be an active BCBSTX STAR Kids member, be pregnant and take at least one prenatal class to get the diaper bag. Only one diaper bag per member will be awarded.

This program can help pregnant members to get timely prenatal care. Pregnant STAR Kids members who complete a timely prenatal visit and sign up for our Special Beginnings program can choose an infant car seat or a pack and play playard.

Fill out the Prenatal Care Incentive Options form. Take the form to your doctor to sign during your prenatal visit. Fax it to Member Outreach at 1-512-349-4867. The car seat or pack and play playard will be sent to the address you put on the form.

Limitations: Your prenatal visit must occur within the first trimester or within 42 days of joining our BCBSTX plan.

Pregnant members who register for Special Beginnings will have access to breastfeeding education information. This will be provided by Special Beginnings nurses. This maternity program can help you better understand and manage your pregnancy. When you register for Special Beginnings, you will get access to a Service Coordinator. Your Service Coordinator is a specially trained nurse who will talk to you about how you and your baby are doing. They will continue to call you up to six weeks after your baby is born.

If you are pregnant and would like to register for Special Beginnings, please call us toll-free at 1-888-421-7781 (TTY: 711). Or you can email us at TXSBMedicaid@bcbstx.com.

Pregnant STAR Kids members can get up to $50 of fresh fruits and vegetables per year delivered to their home.

Limitations: Members must be active on the BCBSTX plan and be pregnant when they ask for this VAS. The food items are limited to the BCBSTX approved list. The list may change depending on the vendor’s supply. 

Pregnant STAR Kids members can receive a $50 gift card upon timely completion of the first prenatal visit.

Limitations: Pregnant members must complete their first prenatal visit within the first trimester or within 42 days joining our BCBSTX plan. They must visit an in-network PCP. Members must be active on the plan at the time of the checkup to receive the gift card.

Once you complete the exam, go to bcbstx.com/wellnessrewards. Sign up to claim your gift card reward.

STAR Kids members who deliver a baby while on the BCBSTX plan are eligible to receive a $25 gift card.  They must complete their postpartum visit on time to qualify for the gift card.

Limitations: Members who have delivered a baby on the STAR Kids plan must complete the postpartum visit 7 to 84 days after delivery. They must visit an in-network PCP. Members must be active on the plan at the time of the checkup to receive the gift card.

Once you complete the exam, go to bcbstx.com/wellnessrewards. Sign up to claim your gift card reward.