He could pay cash for the services he might receive from a doctor. Otherwise just skip the stuff that’s not necessary until he can provide for it or get insurance.
Depends on what state they are living in.
My guess is that if their income goes up they will no longer qualify for medicaid.
I don’t know what state you are in, but many states have (or had) health care plans for kids. I know a lot of people in NJ don’t have insurance but their kids are covered through a State program (not medicaid, which is Fed’l)
I really hope he gets the job. It’s good they are close to you now.
You r a good grandparent, they r lucky to have you!
there are many clinics in our area that offer free health services and vaccination etc for kids and seniors- staffed by doctors who volunteer. Or they charge on a sliding scale. Beats going on MEDICAID
I pay cash now for my kids pediatrician since our TRICARE plan sucks. The price is not expensive. It costs a lot more when the car breaks down
” if he gets this job, and they are forced onto Medicaid, can he drop the Medicaid and go with the company healthcare package?”
I seriously doubt this. I would think he would need to report if he got a good job and get off Medicaid.
Hope that better job opens up soon and your son will get it.
What about this big obamacare deal — they should be able to get some subsidized insurance.
Yea, they can’t afford that baby. That is not our concern, Grandpa, that is yours. Now go away!
Ignore those with unkind words. I am always shocked by what our fellow Freepers say to one another!! Families should stick together. You have already been blessed by having a healthy baby, which I am sure u know.
One last thought to consider...and anyone can correct me if I am mistaken...
but I thought under 0bamacare, if you took Medicaid and then got off it later...you had to pay it back.
I don’t understand your scruples about SCHIP vs. Medicaid. Both are government programs. What is the big difference?
It is “hard to get off Medicaid?” What does that mean?
The baby needs to see a good pediatrician. I would not have any hesitation about signing a baby up for Medicaid if that is all she qualifies for.
Each state has its own medicaid requirements. I see nothing wrong with them applying for it, I would rather help them out than all those coming across the borders right now. You and they have paid in taxes. During some hard times, get the help.
Where I live the Catholic Church runs a service called New Beginnings for moms and babies. It’s managed by the local Catholic hospital. Is there a Catholic hospital near you?
When he gets the job and the coverage notify the county Medicaid office that he has other coverage and go to a real doctor.
they can get off, he might have to pay the state back for any benefits they receive and should
In concept, if someone does not want to be on Medicaid, they cannot be fored onto or kept on it. In practice though, some large institutional providers like hospitals and nursing homes include in their forms provisions for the institution to apply for Medicaid coverage on the patient's behalf if that is necessary in order to get paid.
Stories about being forced or kept on Medicaid usually stem from a finance clerk at a provider like a hospital or nursing home arranging for a patient's Medicaid enrollment so the provider can get paid. In some cases, this may be unnecessary and unwanted because other medical coverage applies or a family member is willing and able to pay the bills.
If a provider insists on Medicaid coverage being applied for in spite of payment otherwise being offered, the patient and their family have a remedy: walk out, go somewhere else for treatment, and make payment arrangements that avoid the prospect of an unwanted Medicaid enrollment.