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Hey guys :) having a lil problem here...found out yesterday that I got denied for medi-cal :( now I dnt kno what to do. I recently moved to California to be with my fiance cuz he is in the military. He wanted to just get married in the courts so that way I'd be covered throughout this pregnancy, but I didn't want to get married just because of the baby. I'm having doubts about our relationship as is and I dnt want me or a baby to be stuck in a marriage if things dnt work out. Thought I would be covered by medi-cal, now I'm confused and dnt kno what to do. I'm already 8 and 1/2 weeks pregnant and haven't been to the doctors yet due to insurance. I had to go to the emergency room a couple of weeks ago cuz I was bleeding pretty heavy and I guees its caused by blood build-up above my cervix :( I'm scared and really have noone to talk to. Do u guys have any advice for me about insurance?
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5104126 tn?1413329079
What part of california are u in??? I can def help u been there many times. Just helped my friend get on medi cal after they denied her
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California has medical and a health family type prog to help pregnant woman. you may qualify for another program i would ask at the medical office and find .
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Thanks guys! Yea I dnt really kno y they denied didn't really say in the letter. It really is stressing me out and I kno its not good for the baby. I'm calling Monday morning to see y they did tho. I'm scared to death tho not knowing what's going on with the baby. Haven't even told my fiance that I got denied because I kno he will just say let's get married then and I just dnt want to right now. My gut is telling me its just not the right time. I do love him. I just found somethings out that he did and I dnt want to be in a unfaithful marriage. Once agian thanks for the encouraging words tho guys. I hope it all works out as well.
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Search free clinics in cali on google i used crisis pregnancy in az and got free appointments till they found me insurance around 8 months.
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4268628 tn?1375041176
And there isn't a need to get married first. They just may insist on a DNA test after baby is born. They did that to a friend of mine.
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4268628 tn?1375041176
I don't want to sound rude, but as long as the baby is your boyfriends, the military will take care of it. I would have him talk to either his command to tell him what he needs to do, or to talk to family services. Not sure which base you are near. Used to live near Pendleton and family services (unless they moved) used to be through the back gate across from the PX.
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Did they say why they denied it? Appeal it, I know in Utah thru deny a ton and they just haveto appeal
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5628321 tn?1376273593
Appeal the denial. Also, get a list of the drs near you that accept it. Call around to them. Most will start to see you while you wait for things to go through. They usually charge you a small amount until you get insurance. But if your medical goes through, they refund it.
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5437392 tn?1374888070
My only advice is to try a planned parenthood or a "based on ur income" clinic. Because you need to be seen by a doctor and their are programs out there designed to help the uninsured. Sometimes their are lots of hoops to jump through and the clinics have long wait times but it will get you and your baby the medical care that you both need. 13 years ago when I had my daughter. I went to the clinic then they referred me to Medicaid(Alabama)  & and they approved me very quickly and gave me a list of doctors that accepted medicaid(which was almost every doctor in town!)The good thing is that the coverage is retroactive,so the coverage will go back to when you applied. And you may even be able to have them pay that ER bill bc it was a pregnancy related visit. I will say a prayer for you and congrats on the baby!
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Well maybe apply again, and in the mean time do pay out of pocket. Or you can get married and use tri care. I can understand not wanting to get married just for a baby, but I am sure that is not the only reason you are together. There must be more for you to move all the way out there to be with him. Think about why you love him and want to be with him. The baby is just the icing on the cake. Also you two should talk to a Chaplin on post they are a great resource and can counsel you both to jelp you decide. I hope that helps. Although I may be a bit biased because my husband is military and we were ingaged but rushed the marriage because of our twins, but it has been ten years since. It has not been easy, but anything that is worth having is worth working for.
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