Medicaid for a child

[minimarja 3]

I read somewhere that I, the (future) immigrant, won't be able to apply for Medicaid or such benefits, am I right?

Can I still enroll my USC child to receive Medicaid benefits without repercussions?

[aaron2020 11,651]

New LPRs are barred from receiving regular Medicaid for the first 5 years. After 5 years, they can qualify for Medicaid and the I-864 sponsors would be responsible to reimburse the government.

USCs can receive Medicaid.

It's perfectly fine for your USC child to receive Medicaid.

[minimarja 3]

Thank you aaron2020. I will be most likely in my USC spouse's health insurance, but I am not entirely sure if my child will be, since she is his step-child.

After I wrote this post I seached VJ about Medicaid and I came accross an old post where someone got denied visa cause they had previously received Medicaid.

Now I have lived in the U.S before on a student visa and received Medicaid benefits while I was pregnant/had my child. The medicaid card was in the unborn's name, and after I had her, I ceased to recieve benefits after 30 days I believe.

Will this affect our CR-1 visa process negatively? Could I be denied a visa since I (well, the unborn) had received Medicaid?

Thank you again!

[minimarja 3]

I'll repost my second question to a proper forum.

[VanessaTony 3,567]

Thank you aaron2020. I will be most likely in my USC spouse's health insurance, but I am not entirely sure if my child will be, since she is his step-child.

After I wrote this post I seached VJ about Medicaid and I came accross an old post where someone got denied visa cause they had previously received Medicaid.

Now I have lived in the U.S before on a student visa and received Medicaid benefits while I was pregnant/had my child. The medicaid card was in the unborn's name, and after I had her, I ceased to recieve benefits after 30 days I believe.

Will this affect our CR-1 visa process negatively? Could I be denied a visa since I (well, the unborn) had received Medicaid?

Thank you again!

Are you talking about emergency medicaid?

[NikLR 13,232]

Medicaid for pregnant women varies by state as it can be considered a state benefit and can be allowed to qualified immigrants. It was funny I just found this earlier today looking up state means tested benefits. There is a few pages you may want to read:

http://aspe.hhs.gov/hsp/immigration/restrictions-sum.shtml

http://aspe.hhs.gov/hsp/11/ImmigrantAccess/Eligibility/ib.shtml

[newacct 688]

Are you talking about emergency medicaid?

In my state (California), anyone who is pregnant can receive non-emergency pregnancy-only Medicaid, and they are not allowed to ask about your immigration status.

[Ozz777 23]

Thank you aaron2020. I will be most likely in my USC spouse's health insurance, but I am not entirely sure if my child will be, since she is his step-child.

After I wrote this post I seached VJ about Medicaid and I came accross an old post where someone got denied visa cause they had previously received Medicaid.

Now I have lived in the U.S before on a student visa and received Medicaid benefits while I was pregnant/had my child. The medicaid card was in the unborn's name, and after I had her, I ceased to recieve benefits after 30 days I believe.

Will this affect our CR-1 visa process negatively? Could I be denied a visa since I (well, the unborn) had received Medicaid?

Thank you again!

I never had an issue putting my stepchildren on my insurance. It's more expensive, but that's all.

[minimarja 3]

Are you talking about emergency medicaid?

Not quite sure. I mean, if I understood correctly emergency Medicaid will pay for your delivery and then everything for the child, but nothing else? I had prenatal care from the beginning of my pregnancy and then 30 days of post partum care. After that my child had Medicaid and I was back on my travel insurance alone, which obviously did not cover pregnancy, hence I received Medicaid.

Medicaid card etc. was never in my name, first it was in Unborn Lastname and then Child's Firstname Lastname.

Will this be an issue at any point of our CR-1 visa process?

Pretty sure I won't have to apply for Medicaid for my child, if husband's insurance company will accept her. And I obviously will not become a "public charge" again, but do I have to prove this somehow? And if so, how?

Thank you everyone for your help! Much appreciated!

[VanessaTony 3,567]

Not quite sure. I mean, if I understood correctly emergency Medicaid will pay for your delivery and then everything for the child, but nothing else? I had prenatal care from the beginning of my pregnancy and then 30 days of post partum care. After that my child had Medicaid and I was back on my travel insurance alone, which obviously did not cover pregnancy, hence I received Medicaid.

Medicaid card etc. was never in my name, first it was in Unborn Lastname and then Child's Firstname Lastname.

Will this be an issue at any point of our CR-1 visa process?

Pretty sure I won't have to apply for Medicaid for my child, if husband's insurance company will accept her. And I obviously will not become a "public charge" again, but do I have to prove this somehow? And if so, how?

Thank you everyone for your help! Much appreciated!

Sounds like it might have been some sort of state program which as someone else stated above shouldn't be a problem

[Ban Hammer 13,567]

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