Husband got his CR1 and I'm pregnant - Is Medicaid for Pregnancy OK?

[indiana_sweetie 120]

They didn't ask any questions about income at our ROC interview. They just wanted to know we were together when we moved 2 times in 3 years.

[Chardon Ne' 71]

You can apply for any services you would like. In NY they give medicaid to any unborn child regardless of the status of the mother. With USC child, I know ppl who still qualify for public housing, food stamps and medicaid as well as other services. There is a don't ask don't tell policy here where if you disclose our status to receive government assistance they will not hold it against you. Even the government allows for needs based entitlements.

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[EM_Vandaveer 2,408]

I had two pregnancies as a LPR. Both times prenatal care was covered by CHIP Perinatal, labor & delivery by Emergency Medicaid.

It's income dependent. Now, for a third pregnancy I couldn't get Pregnancy Medicaid even as a USC because here in TX the income cutoff is $4100 per month for a family of four and right now our income is higher than that.

Edited November 14, 2016 by EM_Vandaveer

[USAMorocco 143]

I live in North Carolina.

My husband has a job and we don't have any issues with paying bills, but pregnancy is another story.

I also lost my job in in September and I did have insurance so did my husband.

In January 2017 we will have insurance through my husband's job...I have heard that the medicaid for pregnancy can be use in conjunction with your employer based insurance.

My only concern is removal of condition that's coming up.

I wonder if USCIS customer service number will answer such question!

Any other resources or guides that I can use or find out the answer are appreciated

Thanks everyone

You will not be able to combine Medicaid with other insurance. Medicaid is for people who cannot afford insurance. If you are on Medicaid and can get insurance through an employer you will be dropped from Medicaid and have to take insurance. If you try to play and take both they will find out because you go into a national database. I had Medicaid and insurance through school. Medicaid would not pay for anything...I had to write a letter saying my school put me on insurance and that would be paying my medical bills. If you take both and they find out there was no mistake it was explained to me they will make you pay all the bills Medicaid paid. As for your husband's ROC they can't do anything. Certain things like SNAP, Medicaid, and WIC do not count against you.

[Chardon Ne' 71]

You will not be able to combine Medicaid with other insurance. Medicaid is for people who cannot afford insurance. If you are on Medicaid and can get insurance through an employer you will be dropped from Medicaid and have to take insurance. If you try to play and take both they will find out because you go into a national database. I had Medicaid and insurance through school. Medicaid would not pay for anything...I had to write a letter saying my school put me on insurance and that would be paying my medical bills. If you take both and they find out there was no mistake it was explained to me they will make you pay all the bills Medicaid paid. As for your husband's ROC they can't do anything. Certain things like SNAP, Medicaid, and WIC do not count against you.

You have to look into your state policy on medicaid because I have both. Whatever my health insurance doesnt cover medicaid pays for like Co pays and certain prescriptions however it is based on my income. Sometimes job insurance is more than what you pay for in the marketplace and you can go with the lesser of the two. I would just apply