MaternityCard
The following link is to an ABC news story on Maternity Card.
*Disclaimer: There is a semi-nude pregnant woman on the article, so please don't look if that makes you uncomfortable.
http://www.hoinews.com/news/news_story.aspx?id=3892
I am not certain which is the best way to go. It seems that maternity insurance does save around $4,000 if it is a $10,000 pregnancy - which is significant.
But then there is some wisdom in just paying it all to the hospital and letting your regular health coverage cover any life threatening issues for you and your child when/post-delivering since that is our main concern. (Even though there is no reason I should be high-risk).
I cannot be on medicaid as I am not a US resident. I mean, I could I guess, but my husband would have to pay it all back and we're not interested in considering that route.
I had not thought MaternityCard is a scam, but people are getting better at that nowadays..
Thanks!