Family Planning & Support

There are many unique circumstances and therefore different needs when it comes to planning for, growing, and supporting a family. We’ve worked hard to make sure our benefits are inclusive and can support all our employees, no matter where they might be in life or what situations they may face.

While the following information is covered in our benefits categories across Health Benefits, Voluntary Benefits, and more, we’ve gathered it together here to make it easier to find and use.

Inflection – including FertilityIQ and MenopauseIQ – makes overwhelming topics easy to understand with approachable, expert-led courses built with you in mind. Proper education can save you money and ease anxiety. 

FerilityIQ topics include:

  • Fertility treatments
  • Adoption
  • Fostering
  • Surrogacy
  • LGBTQ+ family building
  • Unassisted conception
  • Egg freezing
  • Endometriosis
  • Polycystic Ovary Syndrome (PCOS)
  • Ethnicity and heritage-specific fertility
  • Support for miscarriage, oncofertility, and childless by circumstance
  • Help balancing work with treatments, menopause, and childlessness

MenopauseIQ topics include:

  • Perimenopause
  • Menopause
  • Post-menopause

You’ll have unlimited access to hundreds of online courses and lessons developed and delivered by top fertility, family-building, and menopause experts who help break down complex topics and common concerns. You’ll also find comprehensive reviews of U.S. fertility doctors and clinics by verified patients, searchable by patient age, diagnosis, orientation, ethnicity, and more.

This well-researched, curated resource is here to help you make informed decisions with confidence.

Register for your free membership today!

Visit benefits4me.inflectioniq.com and use confirmation code: Benefits4me.

Once you create your account, use the search bar to find courses and lessons on the topics you’re interested in or explore the “find a doctor” section.

If you have any questions or need assistance, email support@inflectioniq.com.

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Targeted Help for Everyone

Inflection provides dedicated courses for those who identify as Black, Latinx, South Asian, East Asian, unpartnered, cis-lesbian, cis-gay, trans-male, trans-female, and military/veteran populations.

Inflection offers support to ensure we can all be supportive family, friends, and colleagues. Through SensitivityIQ, you’ll find courses on how to talk about difficult topics, including: miscarriage, fertility treatments, LBGTQ+ family building, being childless by circumstance, and cancer and fertility preservation.

Did You Know?

You have access to a “You Plus Two” program, which lets you extend two gift memberships to anyone you choose, including family and friends. Share this invitation digitally, at any time, and change who has the membership throughout the year.

Medical Coverage and Resources

There is more than one way to get pregnant, and to help our employees get the support they need, our medical plans offer fertility services such as egg freezing, harvesting, and preservation benefits to all employees and their enrolled spouses or domestic partners. You do not need to have a medically necessary reason to take advantage of these services.

If you are enrolled in the Company medical plans through Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts, refer to this brochure for information on the medical coverage available. 

Additional Resources:

Visit My Fertility Story for customized fertility and family planning resources.

Visit our internal Fertility Help Desk any time for assistance with options and next steps.

Visit Resolve for help understanding resources and guidance.

Contact Included Health at 1-833-938-9948 or visit includedhealth.com/Benefits4Me for personalized, hands-on support throughout the process.

Maven offers 24/7 virtual support and guidance. You and your partner can meet with providers any time day or night to get the support you need and put your mind at rest.

You and your partner have free access to Maven’s virtual clinic to:

  • Book video appointments and message with providers from 35+ specialties, including mental health specialists, fertility educators (including help navigating IUI, IVF, and egg freezing), adoption and surrogacy coaches, OB-GYNs, lactation consultants, and pediatricians.
  • Match with a dedicated Care Advocate to help you make sense of your benefits and find the right providers and in-person clinics.
  • Get access to hundreds of expert-vetted articles, drop-in groups, and on-demand classes like Infant CPR and Fertility 101.

Begin Using Your Free Membership Today

Download the Maven app:

App Store or Google Play

Or visit: mavenclinic.com/join/bcbsma-asc 

You will be prompted to create an account with your personal email and a password of your choosing. If you are prompted to select your employer, choose Benefits4Me. If you are asked to enter your “subscriber ID,” enter the number on your BCBSMA ID card.

After you create your account, choose the track you’re interested in and answer some questions to be connected to the right resources, including an advocate and provider.

If you have any trouble registering, email support@mavenclinic.com for assistance. 

Employees are eligible to receive a reimbursement of up to $10,000 for eligible expenses related to adoption or surrogacy.

For more information, please contact HR4You at 1-855-444-5678 or see the policy posted on HR4You. Additionally, we offer seven weeks of parental leave to all parents.

First-time mothers who are enrolled in a BCBS medical plan can receive a reimbursement of up to $90 to take a childbirth class to prepare for the arrival of their new addition. And, after the first child, mothers are eligible for an additional $45 for refresher classes.

Use the Childbirth Class Reimbursement form to request reimbursement.

Things in life rarely go the way we expect them to. While the work we do is important, family should always come first. Whether you need to take some time to bond with a new family member, address an emergency, or just take a break, we’ve got several leave options to help you achieve an optimal work-life balance—including parental leave and personal leave.

Visit our Disability Coverage and Leave Management page for more information about the leave programs available to you as you support your family.

Wellthy provides comprehensive and personalized concierge support to help you tackle the logistical and administrative tasks of caregiving. Let them help you find resources to care for yourself, your children, parents or in-laws, grandparents, and even a close neighbor. Refer to our Wellthy section on the Other Benefits page for addition details.

Wellthy can also help you navigate a leave of absence as you welcome a new child to the family.

Get started today!

Visit wellthy.com/member/benefits4me and let Wellthy know what you need support with.

If you have any questions or need help creating your account, call the member support team at 1-877-588-3917, Monday through Friday, 8:00 a.m. to 10:00 p.m. ET.

We hope these family planning and support resources give you some peace of mind when it comes to caring for your family. However, if you need additional support, remember our Employee Assistance Program for help overcoming the physical or emotional challenges you may be facing.

Also, remember our partnership with Included Health and TrueCare360 which assist all employees and their covered family members who need help managing any aspect of family planning. It’s 100% confidential!

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