best lowcost Health insurance plan in USA for maternity

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  1. pari85

    pari85 Bronze IL'ite

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    hi Nigu

    firstly,thanx alot dear for bearing with my so many questions and giving me proper guidance.:)
    yeah i have talked to the HR of his company ,and they said they can add me in july only evn if pregnancy is preexisting.so i think thts sounds a relief for me,as atleast thy can add me .

    and so till then i think i should go with normal basic health pvt plan.

    but want to know one thing as what docs usually do in first 5-6 months of pregnancy ?,i mean ,do i need to add maternity in that or only my basic health plan would do?

    wht i enquire, normal health plan include specialist visit for some fees and lab work nd deductible only for surgery or some hospitalisation ,so wil that be okk ,if i go ahead with normal basic plan ,as i dont think any such hospitalisation is done by doc in first 5-6 months of pregnancy.and as i m not sure of my pregnancy,so i dont wanna add maternity unnecessarily into tht.

    so even if i dont take maternity included thy will b able to pay for my regular checkups and lab work in my simple plan ?
    Suppose pregnancy is there so even i go for routine chckup and lab work to confirm it ,till coming july can i rely on tht plan for my monthly checkups ?i m worried as they can say as u r pregnant we cant cover ur monthly visits and ultrasound and all.
    hopee u understood wht my concern is about these pvt plans.

    thnx again

    Pari
     
  2. nigu

    nigu Silver IL'ite

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    Good JUST double confirm with your Group ins (ins thro ur hubby) if they will cover all the cost assciated with pregnancy since you will be pregnent at the time of the addition (July).
    Adding to his insurance plan dosent mean that they will cover your pregnency.

    The private insurance which you take now effective in March will not cover anything associated with ur pregnency ..
    Your routine GYN visit,Ultrasound or any cost of test related with ur pregnency will NOT be covered .Thats what it is included in Pre existing condition.

    You get fever or stomach pain or broke ur leg etc will be covered by the Private ins.
     
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    Nigu,

    yeah dear,i asked the pvt insurance today so thy said in plan without maternity thy will not cover any expense related to preg,so i think as i m not sure i m pregnant or not so i hv to go with maternity plan for 1st 2 months atleast.dont hv any other option to go.

    kindly tell me one thing more that ,expectedly how much expense is there for first 1-2 months in preg ,for all test and Ultrasound, if u hv gone thru it?As it can giv us rough idea about the cost and way to proceed.
    I Know u may not know exct amount may b ,but can u just tell wht doc do in 1-3 months of preg like blood and how much frequently i hv to go to visit GYN evry month in 3 months and wht all test r done nd rough fees for them.

    sorry for asking so much detail ,but i m in such a situation ,where i cant proceed without knowing all such things as i m not sure of my pregnancy.as pvt plans r really expensive ones.so we hv to select the plan as the need in first 1-3 months.and i don hv any idea wht docs here do aftr u first visit thm for preg chk.so plz guide me for this too.
    if i would hv got a sure answer in HPT so i wouldnt hv bother u soo much .

    thanx for the guidance dear

    Tc
    Pari
     
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    Pari, I dont know if you understood my previuos post .

    Considering that you are pregnent NOW
    Private Insurance with Materity coverage or withoutout maternity coverage both will not cover ur cost associated with pregnancy.your GYN Visit or anything will NOT be covered.

    If you are not pregnent now they based on the private plan your maternity will be covered .
    Waiting period will be applied if it is there and the clause for the particular plan you have taken will be applied.

    Hope you understand this very well.
    If you are pregnent NOW then private pay(without any ins -. Cash from ur pocket ) is the only option for you.

    The first 3 months there will be routine montly visit .
    1st Visit - Urine work,blood work,Ultrasound,weight check.
    2nd visit (after a month) - Urine test , Weight check.
    3rd Month - same as above.

    This holds good if there are not any complications but if there are any complications then it may change.
    also, these are the steps that was done for me during my pregnency.

    I dont know how much was the cost associated for this .If you call the doctor clinic they may give you a quote.

    There are some mid wives and nursing homes which will be run by midwives and nurse they will do everything related to the prenatal check and the cost will be less you can check them too and get a quote .
     
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  5. pari85

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    Nigu

    okkkkk..now i got this point tht pvt ins wont cover me if i m pregnant right now :(:(.....hmmmmm thn i think there is no need to take ne maternity insur right now ,as u said earlier .i misinterpreted ur previous point on this.as i thought with maternity means thy will cover my med expense related to preg.

    but now i understood tht thy wont cover preg.so i think its useless to take any insurance instead better i go for the chk up on our own expense once ,and lets c whts the result or u suggest shud i take the normal basic health insurance ,which one should i do?or shud i wait little more for 1-2 HPT in coming weeks?
    i will try to find some nursing home to get me preg confirm first thts imp.if i m nt preg i m not much worried as i can wait also for the chkup .

    thanx alot dear for this info.
    Pari
     
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    What do you want to wait for HPT to take normal insurance?

    If you pregenent now taking an coverage with maternity or without maternity is the same as both are not going to cover your expences related to pregnency.

    If u are pregnent now
    If I was at your stage I will make a visit to confirm my pregnency immediately regarding Insurance I take an insurance without maternit and and add myself to DH ins in July.Taking an insurance for pregnency is too late now.You need to bare all the expence till July .

    If I was not pregnent now then I might take a normal ins without maternity and postpone TTC till july.
     
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    yeah Nigu,

    Evn i decided to take normal insurance atleast till jul.and about preg i will soon b taking appointment for the blood test .as only blood test can tell whts exact result.

    And i m really thankful to u for ur help in deciding with me and replying as early as i needed.i really felt like i m talking to a frnd just face to face .:)

    Thanx alot dear
    may god bless u
    and b gud

    TC
    Pari
     
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    Thanks for your comments .Let me know the result after you visit the doctor .
     
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    yeah surely dear ,i will tell u 4 sure :)
     
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    Hi Pari...I am in the same situation right now. I.e missed my period since Jan with negative tests.What happened to u after tat? Wat was the reason for delay of your periods?
     

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