Newborn Has Medicaid but No Doctor Is a Available !!

Hi, I had the same problem trying to find a derm that accepts medicaid, my daughter has a hemangioma on her leg (that I would prefer to just have removed) and the only doctors office that I could find was in lakeland, and I don't remember the name its been about 2 years now (wow how time flies!!) The derm told me the same thing that the ped told me it was fine and it would be cosmetic work to have it removed not medically needed so ins won't pay anyway. Just as long as the doctor keeps an eye on its size to make sure its not growing rapidly it will prob shrink over time. Hope this info helps!!

My daughter (3 years old) had/has one on the tippy top of her head. Dermatologists will not remove it until the child is 3 or 4 (at least that was what I was told). They usually go away by the time they are 4 years old. My daughter's is much lighter and less puffy than it used to be.
Good luck!
L.

Do they think it may be a hemangioma? If so, I've had two different friends with children with them, both were around the eyes. They don't look great and can get kind of big the first year (my friend's son was about the size of a quarter, while my other friends daughter was more a nickel size). After that first year thought they usually start to shrink.
Anyways, you have time, in both situations Dr. took a wait and see approach since most get smaller and disappear around school age.
Not that I don't think you should see a specialist (the response before me gives you some good resource links), I just wanted to ease your panic. They are not life-threatening and most go away with time...

Hi G.,

Your Pediatrician is most likely talking about an Hemangioma. Hopefully it is not that and is truly only a birthmark. But I understand your concern - this is something that you must clarify so that your son can receive treatment should he need it.

Are you able to travel outside of Orlando? If so, that may be your answer. I don't know of any Dermatologists that accept Medicaid - but I would think the Medicaid would have a list of participating Doctors in Florida.

I did some searching on the web for you and found a few links that may help you:

From the MyFlorida website
"Contact that office for a list of Medicaid providers that serve your area of the state."

and your area office is:
Area 7
Orange, Osceola, Seminole, and Brevard Counties

Judy Jacobs
Acting Field Office Manager
____@____.com

400 W. Robinson St., Hurston South Tower, Suite S309
Orlando, Florida 32801
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1 (877) 254-1055 (toll free)

US Department of Health and Human Services, Medicaid
http://www.cms.hhs.gov/home/medicaid.asp

The American Academy of Dermatology
930 E. Woodfield Road
Schaumburg, IL 60173
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http://www.aad.org

Internet resource site for information about vascular and pigmented birthmarks.
http://www.birthmarks.com

The Foundation for Faces of Children
258 Harvard St., #367, Brookline, MA 02446
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http://www.facesofchildren.org/conditions/hemangiomas.html

Infantile Hemangioma
http://www.birthmarks.us/hemangioma.htm

I hope this helps, good luck.

T.