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Family-Focused & Reproductive Health Benefits

The Heritage Group values family. We also know that expanding your family means extra expenses. Our family-focused and reproductive health benefits are designed to help offset the costs of growing your family. Learn more about our programs and offerings below.

Maternity Grant Program

The Maternity Grant Program is designed to help offset the costs of the prenatal journey and delivery of your newborn by providing you with extra HSA funding to cover maternity/delivery expenses.

Download Maternity Grant Program Information (2024)

How Does It Work?
Step 1: Let us know you are pregnant 

Submit your request to HR Shared Services ([email protected]). In the subject line of your email, add: CONFIDENTIAL: Maternity Grant Request and attach the completed Maternity Grant Request Form. Please do not include other personal information.

Step 2: We add extra funds to your HSA

The amount of the grant award is $2,000 if all qualifications are met. If eligible and approved, the grant will be deposited directly into your HSA.

Who is eligible?
  • Regular, full-time, benefits-eligible employee
  • Enrolled in an HDHP through the company and enrolled in Optum HSA
  • If your spouse, domestic partner or dependent child is pregnant and you meet the criteria above, they must be enrolled in one of our HDHPs to be eligible for the grant.
Grant Guidelines
  • The grant must be requested prior to delivery of your newborn
  • To be considered, ask your medical provider to complete the Maternity Grant Request Form and submit it to HR Shared Services
  • This is a grant; it does not need to be repaid
Grant Award
The amount of the grant award is $2,000 if all qualifications are met. Your annual seed money, grant award, and personal HSA contributions cannot exceed the annual IRS limit. If eligible and approved, the grant will be deposited directly into your HSA

 

Family-focused and reproductive health benefits from Carrot

Carrot offers comprehensive, confidential and affordable reproductive health care benefits – up to a $20,000 lifetime max – including fertility, adoption and more.

Read the FAQs

How do I get started?
  1. Get acquainted with Carrot
  2. Review your Carrot Benefit: Plan Summary to learn about eligible care, services and support
When you’re ready to start the journey and create a Carrot Plan, visit get-carrot.com/start
Who is eligible?
Any benefits-eligible employee (who is covered by an employer-offered health plan [ours or spouse’s or domestic partner’s]) may receive expert assistance and services from Carrot. Covered dependents are not eligible for family-focused care and travel expense reimbursement.

Resources

HR Shared Services
Email: [email protected]

Phone: 800-303-0408

Maternity Grant Program Information
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Maternity Grant Request Form
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Carrot FAQs
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Carrot App
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Carrot Coverage & Benefit Summary
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Carrot Adoption Assistance Plan
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Carrot Infertility Health Reimbursement Arrangement (HRA) Plan: Summary Plan Description (SPD)
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Eligible Covered Expenses Through Carrot
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