Moms On Medicaid Should Give Birth Without Drugs!!!
Poll
Question: Medicaid NOT Cover Luxuries Such As Pain Relief (epidural, IV Drugs, etc...) For Child Birth?
Total Votes: 985
If people don't think Medicaid should cover "luxuries" during birth, do you feel that mother's giving birth in the hospital (being covered by Medicaid) should have to go drug free (no epidural, IV pain relief, etc...) or pay out of pocket for it (Medicaid NOT covering drugs for birth)?
By not covering it (in normal births - not emergency situations), the states would save a lot of money.
**EDIT**
I am only asking this because others say in the home birth post that women on Medicaid should not have a choice. If they shouldn't be allowed a choice for a birth at home (saving tons of money), why a choice for pain meds? I don't care either way. I've had both kinds of births. I think women should be allowed to get what ever care they want. However, others do not. THAT is where this post stems from.
I'm just playing devil's advocate.
Quoting ILive4This:Medicaid should only pay for necessities. Pain relief is NOT a necessity. If the woman WANTS it, she can have it of course, but she needs to pay out of pocket.
Of course it should be covered! Most people on pregnancy medical work anyhow, so it is their tax dollars going into the pool which pays for it anyhow. Also, it's criminal to deny pain relief to someone because they are poor!!! What awful idea. I've got a medical condition which results in nerve damage, changing the way my body perceives pain, so to give birth without an epidural would be beyond torture for me, in fact -- it may necessitate an emergency c-section (yes, I am currently on pregnancy medical, partially due to the disability I have and insurance being completely outrageously priced). I've gone naturally twice before I got sick, so it's not like I haven't done it before, but I completely think woman have the right to pain relief in childbirth regardless of ability to pay.
Explain when an epidural is a need.
Quoting Anonymous:
It should be covered. Even if a woman WANTS a drug free birth, doesn't mean it will always happen. Sometimes the IV is necessary, sometimes an epidural is necessary. Just because a woman is on Medicaid doesn't mean she deserves any less medical treatment or rights to pain relief.
Quoting sketchmonster:
As much as I'm an advocate for drug free birthing, I believe it would be inhumane to not offer the option of an epidural. Can you imagine pitocin contractions with no option for even a little bit of demyrol? Ugh.
It sucks, pit and no meds three times
My insurance didn't cover the epi. I paid for it out of pocket. It's not medically necessary, so I don't believe it should be covered.
These are actually questions I asked a year ago on NC.
Quoting Anonymous:why are you asking all these PA questions? You're expecting child #8 while on PA arent you? smh
That's the ugliest name everrrr!!!
- kcangel63
on Jul. 7, 2012 at 5:09 PM