January 2018
Free Value Added Services Cover Preventive Care
Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Texas (BCBSTX) has many Value Added Services (VAS) that are made available to our Medicaid STAR, STAR Kids and Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP) members. VAS are services that are not covered benefits by Medicaid or CHIP, but are provided to our members by BCBSTX. VAS are used to promote preventive care and services, address gaps in care, support our quality improvement programs and engage members in their own care.
There may be certain restrictions and limitations to our VAS. Some of the VAS available for our STAR/CHIP and STAR Kids members include:
STAR/CHIP:
- Infant and booster safety car seats
- Sports and camp physicals
- Enhanced eyewear frames for kids
- Multilingual glucometer (STAR members only)
Pregnant STAR/CHIP:
- Pregnancy classes
- Diaper bag with new baby items (upon completion of pregnancy class)
- Breastfeeding coaching
- Incentive gift card for prenatal and post-partum checkups (STAR members only)
STAR Kids:
- Hippotherapy or therapeutic riding lessons (both utilizing horses)
- In-home meal delivery services following hospital discharge
- Extra help for parents or legally authorized representative, including respite care
- Enhanced eyewear
All:
- $50 incentive gift card for Texas Health Steps checkups (restrictions apply)
- Recreational safety helmet
- Non-emergency medical transportation to health care appointments, including therapy and health classes