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Special Delivery
Optional Benefit for Expectant Mothers
 For eligible members, USAble Administrators wants to help you obtain information
and coverage options that will assist you in having a healthy baby. USAble
Administrators groups may purchase the optional Special Delivery health
education program as an additional benefit to health plan members regardless of
their pregnancy-risk status.
Special Delivery employs three strategies — education, assessment and coverage
options — to educate the expectant mother in the prevention of preterm births
secondary to high-risk prenatal conditions.
For Moms-To-Be
The program and its staff are dedicated to the good health of all mothers and
their babies. Once registered, each expectant mom will receive educational
material and coupons by mail to encourage good health practices during
pregnancy, including materials to increase her awareness of symptoms that may
signal preterm labor.
High-Risk Care
The Special Delivery nurse can assist in coordinating coverage of home-health
care in lieu of hospitalization for the high-risk patient whose physician feels
she would benefit from this alternative care. Through case management, we can
provide coverage of services that are not normally offered, such as
skilled-nursing assessments and nursing-assistant care in the home for
conditions including:
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Pregnancy-induced hypertension
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Diabetes mellitus
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Preterm labor
Health-Care Resource List
This comprehensive list of
telephone numbers and Web site addresses should help members who are pregnant
locate community resources, health education classes and other sources of
information on pregnancy and prevention of preterm birth.
How To Enroll
Online enrollment is available through
My Tracker, our member self-service center.
We hope that by encouraging women to participate in this program, we can make
every delivery a "Special Delivery."
To see if your health plan participates
Call: 1-800-742-6457
E-mail:
SpecialDelivery@usableadmin.com.
Healthy Babies, Healthy Business
In response to a national crisis of premature births, The March of Dimes has created a website that companies
can promote directly from their own company Intranet, Web site, or Extranet. Healthy Babies, Healthy Business
provides companies with educational material related to pregnancy and newborn health. By giving employees
access to "HBHB" through the Intranet, you can educate them about having healthy babies.
My 9 Months is the preconception and prenatal information program offered through March of Dimes.
NOTE: No member should ever rely on any advice or information from the
Special Delivery nurse as a substitute for the advice of her own physician. The
Special Delivery program is not a substitute for the health care services and
advice of her physician and does not assume responsibility for her medical care
or advice. It is intended solely to provide general education as well as
assistance in accessing health plan benefits related to her pregnancy. You
should always consult your own physician and follow his or her advice and
direction with respect to all aspects of your or your child's medical care.
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