Im pregnant and need medicaid and why cant i get it?

Question

Im 24 and pregnant,not married and make$ 3.33 an hr plus tips. I live with the father and i have appied many times for medicaid and i keep getting denied. they say he makes to much money. but i dont understand i have no insurace and i cant be put on his cause we not married. what am i suppost to do? I shpuld be able to get it for myself cause im single and pregnant! please help me!!!!

Answer 1

Get married so you can get put on his insurance.

He's the father, he should be responsible for the child and should be worrying about this rather than you.  

Stay calm and tell him if you don't get married he will have to move out so you can get medical insurance.

Answer 2

They should not be counting the father because you are not married and they do not know he is the father.  I don't doubt you, but there has been no paternity test and there is no birth certificate with his name on it so he may as well be a room-mate.  He is not legally responsible for your medical any more than if you had a female friend living with you.  Now, when the baby is born and he's on the birth certificate, or paternity has been done, then he's responsible for the BABY (but not necesarily you unless you get married).  Even then though in my state (Okla.) any baby born to a mom on Medicaid is automatically eligible until age 1, regardless of household income.  Of course, every state has different rules, but I would bypass your local medicaid office and go to your state medicaid agency website and email directly and ask them why your boyfriend's (roommate) income is being counted when you aren't married, paternity has not been established, and he isn't legally responsible or even able to provide medical insurance for you.  I have worked in social sevices for seventeen years and I have found that many local workers will want to impose their own morality on applicants and "marry" them and do all sorts of things against the rules if they think it's right, regardless of rules.

Answer 3

they count everyones household income, especially since hes the father and you live together, in their eyes he is going to be financially responsible for any medical bills that the baby incurs whether in the womb or out, your best bet would be to a. move out, or b. get married and get put on his insurance.

Answer 4

TELL THEM YOU LIVE ALONE.

Answer 5

When you apply they count the ENTIRE household income. So if you tell them he lives with you they count HIS and YOUR income combined.  If you want to go by just your income, you cannot claim him living in your household.

Also, when you have the baby... this is very important - make sure you ESTABLISH paternity and list him as the father on the birth certificate. This can be done with an affidavit of paternity, and they have those at the hospital when you deliver. You will be entitled to child support if you choose to collect it, and he will be able to list the child as a dependent on his insurance benefits.