Medicaid coverage

AmandaNHall

Is anyone here on medicaid? We started trying almost 9 months ago and I think it may be time to see a doctor. Does anyone know if medicaid will pay for any treatments if I need them? Has anyone had medicaid pay for any of your treatments to help get pregnant?

Shayliz

I hope not, since the insurance I pay for barely covers it. 

LovestruckAJ

Shayliz:

I hope not, since the insurance I pay for barely covers it. 

This.

CMSullivan326

If by chance you're serious & not just trying to start shiz.......

No, medicaid will NOT cover any treatments to help you get pregnant. Medicaid will only help you AFTER you are pregnant, for doctor's visits and delivery...

karma&co

If it does, I am going to strongly reccommend that everyone who needs fertility treatment quit their jobs.

andy71781

I don't believe that this is real. 

vpine

Medicaid only takes care of everything medically necessary to keep you healthy...no elective procedures like infertility treatment are covered. If you are on Medicaid it will cover all the costs of pregnancy and delivery.

 

AmandaNHall

CMSullivan326:

If by chance you're serious & not just trying to start shiz.......

No, medicaid will NOT cover any treatments you need to get pregnant. Medicaid will only help you AFTER you are pregnant....I think....

I'm not trying to start anything. I tried calling today but was on hold so I decided to ask on here. Sorry

andy71781

AmandaNHall:

CMSullivan326:

If by chance you're serious & not just trying to start shiz.......

No, medicaid will NOT cover any treatments you need to get pregnant. Medicaid will only help you AFTER you are pregnant....I think....

I'm not trying to start anything. I tried calling today but was on hold so I decided to ask on here. Sorry

You are seriously on public assistance and trying to get pregnant?

janice9821

karma&co:

If it does, I am going to strongly reccommend that everyone who needs fertility treatment quit their jobs.

Maybe I should quit my job now, just in case?   What do you think? 

AmandaNHall

vpine:

Medicaid only takes care of everything medically necessary to keep you healthy...no elective procedures like infertility treatment are covered. If you are on Medicaid it will cover all the costs of pregnancy and delivery.

 

 It won't be elective, we have been trying for months now and I think I can't get pregnant. I know they cover prenatal care and delivery I'm trying to find out who would pay if I need some type of specialist or treatment.

vpine

AmandaNHall:

CMSullivan326:

If by chance you're serious & not just trying to start shiz.......

No, medicaid will NOT cover any treatments you need to get pregnant. Medicaid will only help you AFTER you are pregnant....I think....

I'm not trying to start anything. I tried calling today but was on hold so I decided to ask on here. Sorry

 It's recommended to visit RE after 12 cycles of successful TTC on your own. If you are not already doing so, start charting so you can confirm if and when you're ovulating and make sure to BD during fertile days. Keep in mind, there's 20% chance of conceiving each month and it can take up to 12 months or longer to conceive. I will not comment on your medicaid situation but I do not believe your post will get positive responses.

andy71781

AmandaNHall:

vpine:

Medicaid only takes care of everything medically necessary to keep you healthy...no elective procedures like infertility treatment are covered. If you are on Medicaid it will cover all the costs of pregnancy and delivery.

 

 It won't be elective, we have been trying for months now and I think I can't get pregnant. I know they cover prenatal care and delivery I'm trying to find out who would pay if I need some type of specialist or treatment.

I say this as one of the most liberal, public assistance loving people in the world - don't try to get pregnant while on medicaid.

karma&co

AmandaNHall:

vpine:

Medicaid only takes care of everything medically necessary to keep you healthy...no elective procedures like infertility treatment are covered. If you are on Medicaid it will cover all the costs of pregnancy and delivery.

 

 It won't be elective, we have been trying for months now and I think I can't get pregnant. I know they cover prenatal care and delivery I'm trying to find out who would pay if I need some type of specialist or treatment.

Not us.

CMSullivan326

AmandaNHall:

vpine:

Medicaid only takes care of everything medically necessary to keep you healthy...no elective procedures like infertility treatment are covered. If you are on Medicaid it will cover all the costs of pregnancy and delivery.

 

 It won't be elective, we have been trying for months now and I think I can't get pregnant. I know they cover prenatal care and delivery I'm trying to find out who would pay if I need some type of specialist or treatment.

As far as the medicaid office is concerned, IF treatments, testing, ect. IS elective. They won't pay for it...YOU will.

And I don't know your situation so I'll keep my thoughts to myself...

AmandaNHall

andy71781:

AmandaNHall:

vpine:

Medicaid only takes care of everything medically necessary to keep you healthy...no elective procedures like infertility treatment are covered. If you are on Medicaid it will cover all the costs of pregnancy and delivery.

 

 It won't be elective, we have been trying for months now and I think I can't get pregnant. I know they cover prenatal care and delivery I'm trying to find out who would pay if I need some type of specialist or treatment.

I say this as one of the most liberal, public assistance loving people in the world - don't try to get pregnant while on medicaid.

We have to have medicaid so that we have insurance. Why should I not be able to get pregnant? We both work very hard and want a child. We can't get insurance through work, so we have no other choice.

LovestruckAJ

karma&co:

If it does, I am going to strongly reccommend that everyone who needs fertility treatment quit their jobs.

Might as well. Seeing as I can't even afford to get treatment myself, yet my tax dollars would be paying for someone else to!

The answer is NO.

bangos13

AmandaNHall:

Is anyone here on medicaid? We started trying almost 9 months ago and I think it may be time to see a doctor. Does anyone know if medicaid will pay for any treatments if I need them? Has anyone had medicaid pay for any of your treatments to help get pregnant?

No, they will not pay. And thank god, since I don't want to pay for YOUR baby 

Svenny1011

AmandaNHall:

andy71781:

AmandaNHall:

vpine:

Medicaid only takes care of everything medically necessary to keep you healthy...no elective procedures like infertility treatment are covered. If you are on Medicaid it will cover all the costs of pregnancy and delivery.

 

 It won't be elective, we have been trying for months now and I think I can't get pregnant. I know they cover prenatal care and delivery I'm trying to find out who would pay if I need some type of specialist or treatment.

I say this as one of the most liberal, public assistance loving people in the world - don't try to get pregnant while on medicaid.

We have to have medicaid so that we have insurance. Why should I not be able to get pregnant? We both work very hard and want a child. We can't get insurance through work, so we have no other choice.

Huh. Interesting. When my husband started working as a consultant on his own, he was able to get insurance directly with Blue Cross, not through an employer. Obviously, you didn't look into your options very much. May as well take advantage of the system, I guess.

AmandaNHall

CMSullivan326:

AmandaNHall:

vpine:

Medicaid only takes care of everything medically necessary to keep you healthy...no elective procedures like infertility treatment are covered. If you are on Medicaid it will cover all the costs of pregnancy and delivery.

 

 It won't be elective, we have been trying for months now and I think I can't get pregnant. I know they cover prenatal care and delivery I'm trying to find out who would pay if I need some type of specialist or treatment.

As far as the medicaid office is concerned, IF treatments, testing, ect. IS elective. They won't pay for it...YOU will.

And not to be rude but....But if you can't afford insurance and need Medicaid for coverage, you def. can't afford a baby....

You are being rude. I don't think you have any right to tell me whether we can afford a child or not. We both work but our company does not offer insurance. If you didn't know companies are not required to offer insurance  leaving employees the choice to go uninsured, take medicaid or pay more than they can afford for private insurance.  Please keep your judgemental opinion to yourself. I have just as much right as you do to have a child.

bangos13

AmandaNHall:

CMSullivan326:

AmandaNHall:

vpine:

Medicaid only takes care of everything medically necessary to keep you healthy...no elective procedures like infertility treatment are covered. If you are on Medicaid it will cover all the costs of pregnancy and delivery.

 

 It won't be elective, we have been trying for months now and I think I can't get pregnant. I know they cover prenatal care and delivery I'm trying to find out who would pay if I need some type of specialist or treatment.

As far as the medicaid office is concerned, IF treatments, testing, ect. IS elective. They won't pay for it...YOU will.

And not to be rude but....But if you can't afford insurance and need Medicaid for coverage, you def. can't afford a baby....

You are being rude. I don't think you have any right to tell me whether we can afford a child or not. We both work but our company does not offer insurance. If you didn't know companies are not required to offer insurance  leaving employees the choice to go uninsured, take medicaid or pay more than they can afford for private insurance.  Please keep your judgemental opinion to yourself. I have just as much right as you do to have a child.

She is not being rude. She is being honest. 

AmandaNHall

Svenny1011:

AmandaNHall:

andy71781:

AmandaNHall:

vpine:

Medicaid only takes care of everything medically necessary to keep you healthy...no elective procedures like infertility treatment are covered. If you are on Medicaid it will cover all the costs of pregnancy and delivery.

 

 It won't be elective, we have been trying for months now and I think I can't get pregnant. I know they cover prenatal care and delivery I'm trying to find out who would pay if I need some type of specialist or treatment.

I say this as one of the most liberal, public assistance loving people in the world - don't try to get pregnant while on medicaid.

We have to have medicaid so that we have insurance. Why should I not be able to get pregnant? We both work very hard and want a child. We can't get insurance through work, so we have no other choice.

Huh. Interesting. When my husband started working as a consultant on his own, he was able to get insurance directly with Blue Cross, not through an employer. Obviously, you didn't look into your options very much. May as well take advantage of the system, I guess.

Obviously your husband has a higher income than we do. If we made enough to pay for pricey private insurance we would not qualify for medicaid. We work so we are paying into the system as well, so let's not even take this there. Medicaid is available for people who need it (surprise some of us even work, imagine that??) I'm getting pissed about some of the rude replies here.

CMSullivan326

AmandaNHall:

CMSullivan326:

AmandaNHall:

vpine:

Medicaid only takes care of everything medically necessary to keep you healthy...no elective procedures like infertility treatment are covered. If you are on Medicaid it will cover all the costs of pregnancy and delivery.

 

 It won't be elective, we have been trying for months now and I think I can't get pregnant. I know they cover prenatal care and delivery I'm trying to find out who would pay if I need some type of specialist or treatment.

As far as the medicaid office is concerned, IF treatments, testing, ect. IS elective. They won't pay for it...YOU will.

And not to be rude but....But if you can't afford insurance and need Medicaid for coverage, you def. can't afford a baby....

You are being rude. I don't think you have any right to tell me whether we can afford a child or not. We both work but our company does not offer insurance. If you didn't know companies are not required to offer insurance  leaving employees the choice to go uninsured, take medicaid or pay more than they can afford for private insurance.  Please keep your judgemental opinion to yourself. I have just as much right as you do to have a child.

And if you would have looked, I edited my comment, because I realized that maybe I shouldn't have said that, since I don't know you, or your situation. But you can only qualify for Medicaid if you make BELOW a certain amount of money. The bottom line is, insurance is expensive, a baby is expensive. If you can't afford one, how are you going to afford the other?!

And by the way, you posted on a public board so don't get your panties in a bunch when someone says something you don't like.

Svenny1011

AmandaNHall:

Svenny1011:

AmandaNHall:

andy71781:

AmandaNHall:

vpine:

Medicaid only takes care of everything medically necessary to keep you healthy...no elective procedures like infertility treatment are covered. If you are on Medicaid it will cover all the costs of pregnancy and delivery.

 

 It won't be elective, we have been trying for months now and I think I can't get pregnant. I know they cover prenatal care and delivery I'm trying to find out who would pay if I need some type of specialist or treatment.

I say this as one of the most liberal, public assistance loving people in the world - don't try to get pregnant while on medicaid.

We have to have medicaid so that we have insurance. Why should I not be able to get pregnant? We both work very hard and want a child. We can't get insurance through work, so we have no other choice.

Huh. Interesting. When my husband started working as a consultant on his own, he was able to get insurance directly with Blue Cross, not through an employer. Obviously, you didn't look into your options very much. May as well take advantage of the system, I guess.

Obviously your husband has a higher income than we do. If we made enough to pay for pricey private insurance we would not qualify for medicaid. We work so we are paying into the system as well, so let's not even take this there. Medicaid is available for people who need it (surprise some of us even work, imagine that??) I'm getting pissed about some of the rude replies here.

You stated you had no other options, so you are on Medicare. I was simply telling you that you did have other options. Take the responses as you wish.

Shayliz

AmandaNHall:

Obviously your husband has a higher income than we do. If we made enough to pay for pricey private insurance we would not qualify for medicaid. We work so we are paying into the system as well, so let's not even take this there. Medicaid is available for people who need it (surprise some of us even work, imagine that??) I'm getting pissed about some of the rude replies here.

You have to understand that even those pricey private insurance companies don't cover IF treatments usually - so when you come here posting and it seems that you feel they (or someone else) should cover it for you... it's not going to go over well.  

karma&co

OP, why don't you do what many others do and get a part-time job somewhere that offers great benefits? I hear Starbucks is a good option for this.

Also, the insurance is a non-issue since many plans won't cover IF treatments 100% anyway. So even if you do get other insurance, finding a plan that covers everything would be unlikely.

You may have a right to have a child, but you also have other avenues to get there.

How about saving up  for the cost of treatment?

AmandaNHall

CMSullivan326:

AmandaNHall:

CMSullivan326:

AmandaNHall:

vpine:

Medicaid only takes care of everything medically necessary to keep you healthy...no elective procedures like infertility treatment are covered. If you are on Medicaid it will cover all the costs of pregnancy and delivery.

 

 It won't be elective, we have been trying for months now and I think I can't get pregnant. I know they cover prenatal care and delivery I'm trying to find out who would pay if I need some type of specialist or treatment.

As far as the medicaid office is concerned, IF treatments, testing, ect. IS elective. They won't pay for it...YOU will.

And not to be rude but....But if you can't afford insurance and need Medicaid for coverage, you def. can't afford a baby....

You are being rude. I don't think you have any right to tell me whether we can afford a child or not. We both work but our company does not offer insurance. If you didn't know companies are not required to offer insurance  leaving employees the choice to go uninsured, take medicaid or pay more than they can afford for private insurance.  Please keep your judgemental opinion to yourself. I have just as much right as you do to have a child.

And if you would have looked, I edited my comment, because I realized that it came off as "rude"...But you can only qualify for Medicaid if you make BELOW a certain amount of money. If you both have "good jobs" as you say you do, you may not qualify.

And by the way, you posted on a public board so don't get your panties in a bunch when someone says something you don't like.

I never said we had "GOOD" jobs. I said we work hard, which we do.

candaceleigh21

Oh. My. God.  Please tell me that everything you have written is a joke?! If you cannot afford to keep a baby healthy without MY tax dollars then PLEASE dont have a child.  I know for a fact that I had insurance on my own directly from blue cross before I married my husband, it was around 50.00 a month.

andy71781

AmandaNHall:

CMSullivan326:

AmandaNHall:

CMSullivan326:

AmandaNHall:

vpine:

Medicaid only takes care of everything medically necessary to keep you healthy...no elective procedures like infertility treatment are covered. If you are on Medicaid it will cover all the costs of pregnancy and delivery.

 

 It won't be elective, we have been trying for months now and I think I can't get pregnant. I know they cover prenatal care and delivery I'm trying to find out who would pay if I need some type of specialist or treatment.

As far as the medicaid office is concerned, IF treatments, testing, ect. IS elective. They won't pay for it...YOU will.

And not to be rude but....But if you can't afford insurance and need Medicaid for coverage, you def. can't afford a baby....

You are being rude. I don't think you have any right to tell me whether we can afford a child or not. We both work but our company does not offer insurance. If you didn't know companies are not required to offer insurance  leaving employees the choice to go uninsured, take medicaid or pay more than they can afford for private insurance.  Please keep your judgemental opinion to yourself. I have just as much right as you do to have a child.

And if you would have looked, I edited my comment, because I realized that it came off as "rude"...But you can only qualify for Medicaid if you make BELOW a certain amount of money. If you both have "good jobs" as you say you do, you may not qualify.

And by the way, you posted on a public board so don't get your panties in a bunch when someone says something you don't like.

I never said we had "GOOD" jobs. I said we work hard, which we do.

Why don't you wait until you have a GOOD job to TRY to get pregnant.

cantalopes24

How do you plan on paying for daycare? I hear that is pretty pricey.

blindvictory

If you're on Medicaid, you should wait to have a child. If you cannot afford their healthcare or your own without government assistance, you should wait until you're more independent financially. My husband and I were incredibly poor when we first got married, and we chose to wait until we had grown-up health insurance before we started TTC.

Mrs. Mo

CMSullivan326:

AmandaNHall:

vpine:

Medicaid only takes care of everything medically necessary to keep you healthy...no elective procedures like infertility treatment are covered. If you are on Medicaid it will cover all the costs of pregnancy and delivery.

 

 It won't be elective, we have been trying for months now and I think I can't get pregnant. I know they cover prenatal care and delivery I'm trying to find out who would pay if I need some type of specialist or treatment.

As far as the medicaid office is concerned, IF treatments, testing, ect. IS elective. They won't pay for it...YOU will.

And I don't know your situation so I'll keep my thoughts to myself...

Ditto. Also remember that it can take a perfectly healthy couple up to a year to get preganant...even with perfect timing.

bangos13

cantalopes24:

How do you plan on paying for daycare? I hear that is pretty pricey.

Cantalopes- don't you know? If you fall under a certain tax bracket, you can also qualify for government run daycare programs at little or no cost?

There are so many ways to take advantage of the system it's sickening.

OP- if you can't afford to have a baby, do us all a favor and don't have one! 

SandyVagina

AmandaNHall:

CMSullivan326:

AmandaNHall:

vpine:

Medicaid only takes care of everything medically necessary to keep you healthy...no elective procedures like infertility treatment are covered. If you are on Medicaid it will cover all the costs of pregnancy and delivery.

 

 It won't be elective, we have been trying for months now and I think I can't get pregnant. I know they cover prenatal care and delivery I'm trying to find out who would pay if I need some type of specialist or treatment.

As far as the medicaid office is concerned, IF treatments, testing, ect. IS elective. They won't pay for it...YOU will.

And not to be rude but....But if you can't afford insurance and need Medicaid for coverage, you def. can't afford a baby....

You are being rude. I don't think you have any right to tell me whether we can afford a child or not. We both work but our company does not offer insurance. If you didn't know companies are not required to offer insurance  leaving employees the choice to go uninsured, take medicaid or pay more than they can afford for private insurance.  Please keep your judgemental opinion to yourself. I have just as much right as you do to have a child.

You need to get the sand out of your vagina. 

AmandaNHall

karma&co:

OP, why don't you do what many others do and get a part-time job somewhere that offers great benefits? I hear Starbucks is a good option for this.

Also, the insurance is a non-issue since many plans won't cover IF treatments 100% anyway. So even if you do get other insurance, finding a plan that covers everything would be unlikely.

You may have a right to have a child, but you also have other avenues to get there.

How about saving up  for the cost of treatment?

We've considered part time jobs but with our work schedules it would be impossible to schedule another job around it. We both work just under 40 hours a week (the company doesn't offer 40hr work weeks) and the shifts vary from day to day.

karma&co

AmandaNHall:

karma&co:

OP, why don't you do what many others do and get a part-time job somewhere that offers great benefits? I hear Starbucks is a good option for this.

Also, the insurance is a non-issue since many plans won't cover IF treatments 100% anyway. So even if you do get other insurance, finding a plan that covers everything would be unlikely.

You may have a right to have a child, but you also have other avenues to get there.

How about saving up  for the cost of treatment?

We've considered part time jobs but with our work schedules it would be impossible to schedule another job around it. We both work just under 40 hours a week (the company doesn't offer 40hr work weeks) and the shifts vary from day to day.

Ah well, this is even more ideal when you have the child you can't afford enrolled in the magical daycare that costs zero dollars a week.

AmandaNHall

cantalopes24:

How do you plan on paying for daycare? I hear that is pretty pricey.

We won't need daycare our parents and other family will be caring for our child if we both are at work.

AmandaNHall

LovestruckAJ:

karma&co:

If it does, I am going to strongly reccommend that everyone who needs fertility treatment quit their jobs.

Might as well. Seeing as I can't even afford to get treatment myself, yet my tax dollars would be paying for someone else to!

The answer is NO.

 We are tax payers also!

AmandaNHall

LovestruckAJ:

karma&co:

If it does, I am going to strongly reccommend that everyone who needs fertility treatment quit their jobs.

Might as well. Seeing as I can't even afford to get treatment myself, yet my tax dollars would be paying for someone else to!

The answer is NO.

 We are tax payers also!

andy71781

AmandaNHall:

LovestruckAJ:

karma&co:

If it does, I am going to strongly reccommend that everyone who needs fertility treatment quit their jobs.

Might as well. Seeing as I can't even afford to get treatment myself, yet my tax dollars would be paying for someone else to!

The answer is NO.

 We are tax payers also!

Sales tax maybe....I'm no tax lawyer but I seriously doubt you pay income tax if you qualify for medicaid.

Svenny1011

AmandaNHall:

cantalopes24:

How do you plan on paying for daycare? I hear that is pretty pricey.

We won't need daycare our parents and other family will be caring for our child if we both are at work.

Honestly, this discussion point is a non-issue in my opinion. If you can't afford "pricey private" insurance, then you sure as sh*t can't afford IF treatments.....sooooooo, IF you do in fact have fertility issues, then you probably won't even need to be thinking about childcare.