That was not the case with my sister. She has pretty good insurance and had really good care. She ended up making a phone call an hour or two after her premature baby was born to add her to the policy because her now uninsured baby was in the NICU.
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Warl0k3@lemmy.world 2 days ago
At least in the US, the mother’s health insurance policy (assuming she has one) will automatically extend to cover children born while the mother is under coverage.
Jorn@sh.itjust.works 1 day ago
Warl0k3@lemmy.world 1 day ago
I don’t have the details of your sisters insurance plan (I dont think, at lwast) so I can’t say what specifically happened. I can say that that is remarkably rapid, far faster than is required under the Newborns act, so I suspect there were either some complciating factors or an abnormal degree of urgency on the part of the hospital billing department that I cannot address. Unfortunately anecdotes that rely on PHI are difficult to diagnose wile maintaining privacy of the person in question.
IrateAnteater@sh.itjust.works 2 days ago
Aaaand there’s the rub. Poor and pregnant? You can just go fuck yourself.
Warl0k3@lemmy.world 2 days ago
Yeah it gets a little bit… psychotically dystopian at that point. Most likely the child will be enrolled in medicaid (or CHIP or similar state programs, assuming we still have any of those I haven’t checked today…), and they will receive necessary care until they’re discharged. But hey, it’s the US, that’s not guaranteed.
flandish@lemmy.world 2 days ago
dystopian? this is bog standard capitalist formula, sadly.
IrateAnteater@sh.itjust.works 2 days ago
How it possibly be “bog standard” when it’s the only developed nation on the planet where it’s true?
azertyfun@sh.itjust.works 1 day ago
On top of the other point.
Capitalism is uninterested in your healthcare policy. That’s your country’s failure, not capitalism’s, for once. Market pressures did not invent a gaggle of middle men siphoning the money between patients and care providers. That’s a result of government failures that ossified into a corrupt system benefiting a select few, a scheme which is not unique to capitalism and is actually reminding me of soviet bureaucracy.
The distinction is not purely academic, because correctly pointing out that you’re not fighting capitalism but corrupt bureaucracy makes reform a much easier sell, which is why healthcare reform is a transpartisan issue until donors and lobbyists get involved.
Thedogdrinkscoffee@lemmy.ca 2 days ago
The baby, keenly aware of their lack of insurance and the implications of growing up poor in America, asks the nurse for a 4rth trimester abortion.
lagoon8622@sh.itjust.works 2 days ago
Alas, this “innocent” babe is not so innocent after all. Through a stunning lack of personal responsibility, they never invested in $DOGE during early availability. A lack of capital will doom this freeloader to a life in the mines
ivanafterall@lemmy.world 1 day ago
The Bible tells us that all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God. Even babies, if they’re not of the elect.
18 Therefore hath he mercy on whom he will have mercy, and whom he will he hardeneth.
19 Thou wilt say then unto me, Why doth he yet find fault? For who hath resisted his will?
20 Nay but, O man, who art thou that repliest against God? Shall the thing formed say to him that formed it, Why hast thou made me thus?
21 Hath not the potter power over the clay, of the same lump to make one vessel unto honour, and another unto dishonour?
InternetCitizen2@lemmy.world 2 days ago
Their in luck. The republican governor heard their story and just rolled back child labor laws allowing them to buy though their employer. Truly a touching story.
ameancow@lemmy.world 1 day ago
There are a lot of “state options” for the poor, but these are often terrible and only cover the most basic services. You may not even qualify for this in some states depending on requirements. Like, a lot of places now won’t provide any assistance without an address, monthly interviews or check-ins AND proof of income.