I Am in Desperate Need of Insurance for My Children! Any Suggestions!

i am in the same boat as you. i am still waiting to hear from healthykids, but 2 things i wanted to tell you. first contact your county health department, they go by income and also contact premier ###-###-####) they go by income as well. i have heard all good things about premier. one more thing - for prescriptions look up www.pparx.org for help with medicine. hope this helps

Ask about Florida Healthy kids it's supposed to be based on your income, go to www.myflorida.com and search for health insurance, I do know that this program exists because I bought it for my son prior to me getting health insurance thru work.

Dear D.,
You may wish to contact the Whole Child Project Manatee. They have a clearinghouse of info for children under 5 years old. Here's their website.
www.WholeChildManatee.com

A whole child advisor you can contact is Maria Zavala--her phone is: ###-###-#### ext. 223, she's a great lady.

Here's a resource for children with special needs in sarasota:
http://www.cms-kids.com/CMSResources.htm

Here's the last thing I'll include:

Healthy Kids
1112 Manatee Avenue West 3rd FL
Bradenton, Florida 34205
Phone: 941- ###-###-####
Extension: 3486
Toll Free Phone:
Fax: 941- ###-###-####
TDD Phone:

Website: www.floridakidcare.org
Email: www.healthykids.org
Program Description

*Application and information on the Florida KidCare Health Insurance Program for uninsured children, ages birth - 18. One (1) application covers all four KidCare Programs: Healthy Kids, Medikids, CMS, & KidCare Medicaid programs. *Call toll free: *(888) 540-5437 *English/Spanish spoken

Services Available Through This Program

Child Health

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Hours of Operation

Monday: 8:00am - 4:00pm
Tuesday: 8:00am - 4:00pm
Wednesday: 8:00am - 4:00pm
Thursday: 8:00am - 4:00pm
Friday: 8:00am - 4:00pm
Saturday: CLOSED - CLOSED
Sunday: CLOSED - CLOSED

Holiday

None Eligibility Requirements and Important Information

Uninsured children ages 0 through 18, eligibility varies per program, appli

I wish you well--we are currently spending $800 per month to insure our family. My daughter has reactive airway disease and has been hospitalized twice (she's 3 years old). So kept our Cobra with my husband's old company. It's SO EXPENSIVE!!!!

I KNOW THAT BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD HAS AN INDEPENDENT INSURANCE POLICY BUT IF I WERE YOU FIGHT FLORIDA HEALTHY KIDS I DID AND GOT INSURANCE...SEND FAXES EVERYDAY IF YOU CAN..LOL

D., I know when my daughter was younger we went through a place called Bohawc(Bayfront Outpatient Health for Adult Woman And Children). That was 10 years ago however I have heard that it is still there. Call Bayfront and ask them. Their fees were done on a sliding scale based on income. We received excellent care at very nominal pricing. Also have you looked into ssi for your premie. She might qualify which will automatically give her health coverage. Hope this helps. R.

Hi D.:
I know Blue Cross Blue Shield of FL offers health insurance for children that is pretty reasonable.

I have a number I will have to look up... this company is pretty good... I will get back with you. Or e-mail me at ____@____.com and I will respond with the contact information there...

M.

Hi D. I understand your desperation. I work for Allstate Insurance. We do not do health insurance but here is a number that may be able to help. I am not sure what all they offer but maybe they have a health insurance plan that may be affordable. Good Luck ###-###-####

D., I know exactly how you feel. I am waiting to get approved by CMS also. I do not understand why they punish us for working two jobs to make ends meet. We single mothers are not living in the lap of luxury, we work two or more jobs to support our kids. i get so angry, because I don't see how a person can be driving a BMW and still be on food stamps and have medicaid. I fee your pain. I just wanted to let you know I did look into Blue Cross and Blue Shield but they won't insure children only and because I myself am diabetic, they could not insure me. So in the meantime, i have to wait which will go into effect first, the medicaid or my insurance at work, which will be even more expensive. Good Luck and God Bless.