High risk pregnancy

ashcley · February 2016

hi I am writing this in hopes to get a little clarity.. I'm considered high risk due to the passing of our last child at 38 weeks. They did not find a cause so without proper testing and attention I'm concerned it will happen again. The base seems to be very lax on this issue and pushes me in and out of my appointments without much attention and the random Drs have made it clear they have not read the file. I contacted the flight commander of women's health and she assures me this is how they care for all high risk pregnancies which only points to more concern. So currently I am trying to be refered off base.. Any suggestions or prior experience with high risk pregnancies on base? I guess I was under the impression that they cannot care for high risk pregnancies and "should" refer off base.

meggyme · February 2016

I am so sorry for your previous loss. It's a shame they're not taking your justifiable concerns into consideration. I don't have any experience with being seen on base or as high risk (FTM) but as someone that switched from prime to standard, I will say that it's very easy to switch. You can do it all online and then you don't need a referral to be seen off base. You simply choose someone in network and make an appointment.

I switched simply to give birth at a hospital where I'd have a private recovery room versus a shared one (it's also a better hospital/NICU) and to be seen by an OB closer to home. I'm loving it so far. Their hours are more convenient and it doesn't take someone 2 days to call me back or a month to get an appointment.

ashcley · February 2016

Does standard cover all your pregnancy needs? Every time I try to talk to the Tricare line I get different answers and I wasn't sure what to believe

ammnam14 · February 2016

I'm so sorry about your loss. *creepy internet hugs*

I was not happy with my care during my pregnancy so I switched to tricare standard. I found an in network doctor and loved it. The care I received during my pregnancy, birth, and post partum was so amazing. My bill ended up being $36. I believe it is $17 a day during your hospital stay. All prenatal appts were covered as well.

meggyme · February 2016

All my prenatal appts have been covered 100% so far. I did have a follow on effect of having a deductible when I went to the eye doctor, but it was only $150. I believe that delivery is a max of around $25/day in hospital no matter what.

ashcley · February 2016

Ok great, that helps a ton! Thank you both for the advice. I felt like I was going crazy because of how rude the base doctors were being and how little I knew about how to get around being forced into that care. It amazes me some bases have raving reviews and others are just terrible. We unfortunately are at a base that had a bad reputation and lived up to it.

laxin31 · March 2016

@ashcley where are you stationed?

ashcley · March 2016

Anchorage JBER

SLGILL1978 · March 2016

I am also very sorry about your previous loss. I am a diabetic, so from the very beginning, I saw a civilian doctor. I wanted to see the same doctor at every appointment plus I had a little bit of a history with my OB and primary care physician before I got pregnant. Everything for me was covered at %100 because I am also employed and use my insurance (it's free) as a secondary. For medical care, I have never seen anyone on base.

kabritt89 · May 2016

I was at eglin afb and was high risk. They saw me there at their high risk ob, who basically just did nst test is all amd referred me to Sacred heart maternal fetal specialist. Who saw me once a week. This was after losing a child at 28 weeks with no problems or complications found either.

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