“Who do I call, where do I go, what do I do?”
Alison Krings was pregnant with her first child. She had been diagnosed with a high-risk pregnancy and put on bed rest. Then, at seven and a half months, she lost her job and her health insurance. Worse yet, she lost her doctor. Her regular obstetrician did not accept Medicaid patients.
“All I could think was, ‘I’ve never done this before. Who do I call, where do I go, what do I do?’” recalls Alison
Fortunately, in addition to her regular obstetrician, Alison had also been seeing a high risk pregnancy specialist at Wheaton Franciscan. When she related her predicament to her high risk physician, she immediately got Alison in touch with a financial counselor at our Women’s Outpatient Center.
Wheaton financial counselors are experts at helping individuals and families navigate and interpret the numerous coverage options available to them. In Alison’s case, she qualified for BadgerCare Plus, Wisconsin’s Title 19 program.
By the end of the day, Alison and her baby had coverage once again.
“To have insurance available to you and to have people supporting you through that time is unbelievable,” says Alison. “It makes you reassured to know there is someone out there helping you.”