Comments on: Florida’s Pet Health Insurance

By: ~~Brookers~~

~*~Brookers~*~ — Sun, 14 Feb 2010 10:19:59 +0000

What I did (in Idaho) and I suggest you do is Go down to the health and welfare office itself on your lunch break and pick up the application and at that time ask if you will need to be seen to be interviewed when turning in your medicaid application and what the income requirements are and what not. I had my first without any kind of coverage and it cost me 10 grand and that was in a small hospital and my dr worked with me with cost, this time I’m on Medicaid and it is sooo worth going through all the headache and jumping through the hoops because after your baby is born s/he will be covered as well and you will be done with nothing out of pocket cause health care these days is ridiculous! WIC is a totally different department.
Good luck hun and God bless!
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By: armygirl92303

armygirl92303 — Sun, 14 Feb 2010 10:17:59 +0000

OK I LIVED IN SEMINOLE COUNTY FL, R U TRYING TO GO TO THE SANFORD ONE, OR THE CASSELBERRY ONE. I WENT TO THE SANFORD OFFICE, AND TO BE HOSNEST I JUST CALLED AND TOLD THEM I WAS PREGNANT , AND THEY SET UP AN APPOINTMENT FOR ME TO GO IN AND THEY TOLD ME EXACTLY WHAT I NEEDED. AND THEY FILLED OUT ALL PAPER WORK FOR MEDICAID, BUT YOU CAN DO IT URSELF AND DROP IT OF AT THE DCF OFFICE BEHIND POPEYES ON THE 17-92 IN SANFORD, AND AS FAR AS WIC, MY FIRST PRENATAL APPT THE DR FILLED OUT THE PAPERS AND TOLD ME TO TAKE THEM STRAIGHT ACROSS TO GET AN APPOINTMENTFOR WIC, AND THEY ALSO TOLD ME WHAT I NEEDED TO BRING. WHY DONT YOU TRY GOING THERE PERSONALLY INSTEAD OF CALLING, AND DEMAND AN APPOINTMENT- THE HEALTH DEPT SHOULD SEE YOU WHILE UR MEDICIAD IS PENDING, THEY DID FOR ME, THEN AT 20 WEEKS THEY SHIPPED ME TO A DR’S OFFICE. RIGHT ACCROSS THE STREET FROM THE HOSPITAL IN SANFORD, THE OFFICE HAS A MIDWIFE THAT IS GREAT HER NAME IS ANDREA
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By: d

Sun, 14 Feb 2010 10:15:59 +0000

If you have filed on-line you can check the status of your case on-line. They have up to 45 days to approve the application. They will ask you to provide proof of income and maybe other pertinent information. Before you actually go down to a center and sit and wait, check your status first. Trying to get thru on the phone is pretty much a nightmare and your best bet is to go to a local center. You can look up the addy of the closest to you on the site where you applied. Once you have a letter of approval you should be able to get in to see a doc that accepts Medicaid.
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By: Serenity

**Serenity** — Sun, 14 Feb 2010 10:13:59 +0000

With any state’s Medicaid, it is just like insurance….no Dr. will see you until you are approved. The application process can take anywhere from 1-8 weeks, regardless of you being pregnant. Each state is different and soem take longer than others to process. Once you are approved, you will receive a letter in the mail with your medicaid i.d. #, you can take that to the Drs. until your card comes in. the card takes a week or more to come after inital approval. As to the people not wanting to help you or answer your questions, welcome to social services, they are rude and will always be.
*also, it was faster when I applied on-line( took 4 weeks) b/c the case worker lost my paperwork at social services so speaking to someone is not always the best option.
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By: CoLe

CoLe — Sun, 14 Feb 2010 05:11:25 +0000

HELP! Applying for Medicaid & WIC with Seminole County Florida's Health Department?
Ok, well I just found out that I am pregnant 6 and 1/2wks approx. I have been to a Christian Clinic that offered free testing for second opinion and of course it was positive as well and at that time I received the letter signed by a nurse stating my approx due date for Medicaid and WIC qualifying requirements. I unfortunately am not offered health insurance through my current employer. I have since then called and spoken to almost everyone in the Seminole County Health department asking what I need to do next to see a doctor, and to try and set up appointment with a Medicaid rep to answer my questions and enroll but have not been able to get any answers from anyone?!? I have gone through the online filing but was reffered by the nurse that it would be in my best interest to make an appointment to speak and file in person beacuse she seen many mothers wait months for their information to even be processed.. Grr… I am becoming very frustrated with these peoples lack of wanting to just help answer a few questions to a very confused mother to be instead they just continue transferring me around to other departments.. Can someone please help me out and explain what the next steps are that I need to take to get a doctors appointment provided by medicaid in Seminole County Florida? Thank you very much..