Resource Name:Planning for Healthy Babies
Resource Type:Medical
Service Type:low birth weight, baby, babies, medical, VLBW, family planning, family, inter-pregnancy care, IPC, resource mother, care management, case management, mother, children, pregnancy, medicaid,
Date Last Updated:January 26, 2024
Planning for Healthy Babies® is a program from Georgia Department of Community Health. Planning for Healthy Babies® offers no cost family planning services. The Planning for Healthy Babies program consists of three services:
Family Planning (FP)
Family Planning Only includes family planning services.
Inter-pregnancy Care (IPC)
Inter-pregnancy Care includes family planning and additional services for women who have delivered a very low birth weight (VLBW) baby.
Resource Mother.
Resource Mother is a case management service for women who have delivered a VLBW baby.
To be eligible for Planning for Healthy Babies®, enrollees must:
Be a U.S. citizen or person with qualified proof of citizenship.
Be a woman between the ages of 18 and 44.
Be able to become pregnant.
Be a Georgia resident.
Meet monthly family income limits.
Not be eligible for any other Medicaid program or managed care program.
If you meet the above requirements and have also delivered a very low birth weight (VLBW) baby (less than 3 pounds and 5 ounces) within the last 3 years, you will qualify for the Inter-pregnancy Care component of the P4HB program.
If you currently receive Medicaid and delivered a VLBW baby within the last 3 years, you may qualify for the Resource Mother component of the P4HB program.
For more information about the GA Planning for Healthy Babies® Program, visit the Georgia Department of Community Health website.
If you have any questions or need help understanding the Planning for Healthy Babies® program, call Member Services at 1-800-704-1484. If you are hearing or vision impaired dial TTY/TDD 1-800-255-0056.
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