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Picking an OB/GYN while on Medicaid?
My husband and I just found out we were pregnant through a HPT! I will have to be on Medicaid until the end of July/beginning of August when I get insurance through the state (that is when I will get my teaching job).
My current OB/GYN accepts Medicaid, but my OB/GYN is in a different county than where I live. In the county I live in, if you are on Medicaid you are required to be seen by the Health Department unless you have a high risk pregnancy. Will I have to go to the Health Department for my pregnancy (at least while I'm on Medicaid) or can I go to my OB/GYN? I'm calling my OB/GYN tomorrow, even though it may not be until Wednesday that I can get in for an appointment.
My sister, who has two children under 2 years old, was on Medicaid for both of her pregnancies and was seen at the Health Department throughout her whole pregnancy. Our county doesn't have an OB that accepts Medicaid unless its a high risk case that the Health Department can not handle.
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- 8 years ago
I am on Medicaid and my OB/GYN is in a different county as well. I don't believe a health department would be seeing you regularly throughout your pregnancy considering they don't have as much equipment, doctors, etc. I only have to go to the health department once every few months. I'm sure you will be going to OB regularly, and potentially the health department once in a while as well. When I went to the health department, they confirmed my pregnancy and gave me a list of OB/GYNs to pick from.
