Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Illinois is supporting a new virtual health app for women that helps guide them through their physical and mental health journey during pregnancy.
Chicago Family Health Center recently adopted the app, called InovCares, to help their patients connect to providers who offer respectful and inclusive medical services to improve trust, safety and health.
The telehealth program guides women through services like fertility, childbirth, breastfeeding, mental health and postpartum care using a culturally sensitive approach. Patients can also request rides to medical appointments, access healthy food options, fill prescriptions and receive baby essentials.
The grant InovCares has received over the last two years helps providers like Chicago Family Health Center offer virtual support to women at no cost. The investment is part of BCBSIL’s expanded Special Beginnings® program, which aims to lower maternal and infant death rates by collaborating with organizations committed to improving health outcomes for mothers and babies statewide.