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.
Thanks iowamark. My sister in law had her kids on Chip and when she got a job with benefits, she and her husband transferred her kids over to that. I was not so sure about Medicaid. I guess I am just not familiar with how these things work, and son is afraid that they could get trapped into something they can’t get out of. I’ll be checking out the options that others on this list suggested. You are right; baby should have the care she needs to stay healthy.
I believe the issue is not that they get booted off medicaid by too much income - they certainly will be, but that the govt will thereafter require they go on obamacare insurance and there are no other options.