Having a baby brings you up close and personal with your health care coverage.? I thought I knew everything there was to know about my health care plan after my hospital visit this past May.? What I didn?t know was that there are a lot of options available to keep me and my family healthy and out of the doctor?s office!
Last week I participated in a live briefing with WellPoint and TheMotherhood to learn more about their plans on how they are supporting busy moms and allowing their participants to personalize their health.? Like never before, plans are tailored to meet your needs with programs, tools and services that work with you to personalize your health care experience and that revolve around your schedule, no one else?s. ?There were so many different programs that were perfect for my busy life as well as for my family.
WellPoint is one of the largest health benefits companies in the nation. The company has affiliated health plans in 14 states that fall under the names Anthem BlueCross and BlueShield, Anthem BlueCross in California, EmpireBlueCross BlueShield in New York and BlueCross BlueShield of Georgia.
Below are some of the offerings from WellPoint?s affiliated health plans that are leading the way in providing a personalized member experience.
24/7 NurseLine: When your doctor has gone home but you need quick health answers, this service provides accurate info and 1-on-1 counseling with experienced registered nurses any time of the day or night through a toll-free number. This team of knowledgeable and caring nurses is there to help you assess symptoms and help you determine whether you should see the doctor, go to the ER or visit an urgent care center. They?re also prepared to answer questions about best practices when it comes to things like immunizations and various public-health issues.
For example, you may want to call the NurseLine when:
? Your child has fallen and has lost a tooth. What do you do?
? Your child gets a pea stuck up his nose. Should you remove it yourself, go to your family physician, ER or critical care unit?
? Someone in your child?s classroom has contracted lice. What are the immediate measures and next steps you should take to ensure they stay healthy?
One of the biggest differentiators of the NurseLine program is that members can be directly connected to a nurse. A lot of other programs have an added step in the process; connecting you first to a non-clinical person or even asking you to respond first to pre-taped recordings. But with WellPoint?s affiliated health plans, if you select the prompt to speak to a nurse, you speak with one immediately.
Future Moms: Not only does the company help you tackle the day-to-day challenges of being a mom, but it also helps you before you actually take on that role, through its Future Moms maternity program. This program gives very personalized support to expectant moms, helping them achieve healthier pregnancies and healthier deliveries ? which can lead to having healthier babies. The program includes risk screening and educational support as well as post-delivery follow-up, which includes screening for depression for those of us who have faced something even more severe than the ?Baby Blues.? It also helps provide you with the information and tips you need as a new parent to care for your child throughout the first year. Depending on whether you purchased your benefits yourself or receive them through your employer, you may need to enroll in this program. Simply call the number on your insurance card to check on eligibility and if you need to enroll.
Personalizing Your Health: Knowing that moms have little time in their day to focus on just themselves, WellPoint and its affiliated health plans have provided a health and wellness portal that you can customize to your needs. The portal lets you ? and other family members (yes, Dads too!) ? develop a personalized health plan and includes email reminders and prompts for you to do the things you need to do ? like scheduling check-ups and working out. It also contains a live-chat feature as well as access to a health coach for support with health resources, and even services as specific as providing suggestions for quick and healthy recipes. Fitness devices are also available to help measure your steps, activity and even your sleep! These options are available not just though the workplace, but also as a part of personal plans such as consumer directed plans as well as in several states, including Connecticut, Colorado, Nevada, New Hampshire, Maine and Virginia. The company is also working to introduce a similar portal for all of its members in the future.
Fitness to Fit Your Lifestyle: Being a mom often times means putting your family?s needs before your own, leaving very little time to work on your personal fitness goals. Understanding this, WellPoint and its affiliated health plans have? partnered with FitOrbit to offer convenient and affordable ways for you to achieve your personal fitness goals. FitOrbit is available to anyone who wishes to sign up on the Fitorbit.com site. However, the company plans to incorporate FitOrbit into some of its products for employers, as well as offer it at a discounted rate to members in the future. FitOrbit provides:
? Unlimited access to a real personal trainer who, unlike trainers at the gym, is available to you around the clock.
? Customized, family friendly meal plan including recipes and even a grocery list!
? Detailed, personalized fitness plan that you can do anywhere, anytime. Whether it?s doing lunges at the playground while you push your child on the swing or doing squats while folding laundry, your personal trainer can help you find moments during the day when you can easily add an exercise!
I have been frantically trying to find the time and resources to lose my pregnancy weight.? Between work, my blog, and my family, I barely have enough time to get everything done, let alone find time for myself to work out.? It is extremely frustrating that I am on a time frame that won?t work with most gyms.? I would love to join FitOrbit so I could work with a trainer to create a meal plan and an exercise plan that is tailored to me!
WellPoint is committed to support your efforts to keep both you and your family healthy.
Because of this, the company is happy to offer a special discount to FitOrbit, which can be accessed through this link: http://www.fitorbit.com/ib/MOMSAVES25.
Did you realize that insurance companies offer these types of programs?? I know that I did not.? I was amazed at all the opportunities that I could take advantage of.? Focusing on wellness instead of fighting sickness is something that I can get on board with!? I am happy to support health care companies who have programs available for busy parents just like these!
This is a sponsored post for WellPoint and The Motherhood . I took part in a webinar to facilitate this post. ?All opinions are my own. (Information contained in this post were provided by? WellPoint and The Motherhood)
Source: http://amomsimpression.com/2012/10/17/personalizing-your-health/
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