Medicaid Question

[pma29223]

How long does the mother stay on medicaid after delivering the baby?

[wingsfan1234]

here in michigan its after th e 6 week check up

[trebelcleff]

It depends on the state and your income.  In Vermont, anyone with a low income can be on Medicaid, and there are different income levels that determine whether you can have medicaid and pay a certain monthly payment.  The income level for no payments is also fairly high.  Any child is pretty much eligible up to a certain age regardless of income (although income still determines the amount to be paid monthly).  So it really is dependent on what state you live in.

[shortycmlb]

I want to live in Vermont o.O Here in AR you have to make $3,000 a YEAR or less to get any kind of medicaid unless its disability..... And you get it until 6 weeks to the day of the babys birth.

[trebelcleff]

Everyone should live in Vermont LOL!!!  Vermont has one of the best (if not THE best) Medicaid program in the country.  It's kind of like Canada's national health care.  It actually saves the government money because people are more likely to go to the doctor for preventative care instead of waiting until they need hopsitalization or until an illness progresses to chronic, at which point more money would have to be spent (whether through a program or by an individual) for patient care.  I LOVE Vermont because I don't have to worry about whether I can afford to take my kids (or myself) to their doctor when they really need it, especially for my LO who has to see an allergist and go to PT.  The other assistance programs are pretty good too, including heating assistance and emergency fuel assistance for winter.  To top it off, they even have a weatherization program where they come (for free) and look at your house (since most of the houses around here are REALLY old), and if you meet income eligibility (which is actually fairly high) and your house needs it, they send a crew to come and "weatherize" it!  We got to have ours done a couple of years ago and they sprayed in all new insulation, put weather strips around all of the doors and windows, re-vented our dryer, installed a new furnace (ours was red tagged), and even put in a solar heating panel in the room furthest from the thermostat to help keep it warmer in the winter!  I LOVE LOVE LOVE living here and being able to receive actual help when I need it!  And we certainly aren't in the lowest income bracket either, but we are just low enough that we still need that leg up to get ourselves out of assistance.  Hopefully by next year we won't need it at all, but it is def. nice having it when you are at a low point!

[Stephanie3804]

It was 2 months after I had my son in June.

[mamadee1971]

About 3 months, in Texas, but I have the Women's Medicaid which lasts 12 months.  The traditional Medicaid lasts from during the pregnancy until 3 months following having a baby.

[Grungalax]

For me, in Utah, it was until the 6 week appointment, but that was 5 years ago (around the time they stopped covering circumcisions).

[lalalalovethem3]

 It depends on what state you live in.  I think in most cases it's 6-8 weeks since you need that 6-week postpartum checkup.

[lalalalovethem3]

 

Quoting Grungalax:

For me, in Utah, it was until the 6 week appointment, but that was 5 years ago (around the time they stopped covering circumcisions).

 Utah doesn't cover circumcisions?  Indiana and Illinois do.  I guess I am kind of surprised.  I can see why medicaid wouldn't cover a procedure that's not medically necessary, but when I had my son circumcised in IN in 2008 medicaid covered it.

[Grungalax]

Quoting lalalalovethem3: 

 

Quoting Grungalax:

For me, in Utah, it was until the 6 week appointment, but that was 5 years ago (around the time they stopped covering circumcisions).

 Utah doesn't cover circumcisions?  Indiana and Illinois do.  I guess I am kind of surprised.  I can see why medicaid wouldn't cover a procedure that's not medically necessary, but when I had my son circumcised in IN in 2008 medicaid covered it.

They stopped covering them in 2006, but they were covering them again last time I checked. I just got the short end of the stick so to speak.