Title: How Much Does it Cost to Have a Baby? | The Simple Dollar
Headings: How Much Does it Cost to Have a Baby?
How Much Does it Cost to Have a Baby?
The Rising Costs of Having a Child
Estimating the Costs of Prenatal Care and Delivery
Prenatal Care with Health Insurance
Marketplace Coverage
Employer Coverage
Medicaid Coverage
Pregnancy Costs for the Uninsured
How to Reduce Maternity Costs
Cost of Raising a Child Calculator
What Your Baby Really Needs Through Age One
What to have at the hospital
Must-haves: 0 to 3 months old
Must-haves: 3 to 6 months old
Must haves: 7 to 12 months old
The Bottom Line on the Cost of Having a Child
Holly Johnson

Content: Prenatal Care with Health Insurance
Most women will access prenatal care through their state or federal insurance marketplace, a private insurance plan provided by their employer or a spouse’s employer, or Medicaid. Here’s what you might expect from each of those scenarios: Marketplace Coverage
Marketplace coverage is available for individuals and families who are not offered health insurance through an employer. Currently, national health insurance is supported by 13 state-based marketplaces, four federally-supported marketplaces, seven state-partnership marketplaces, and 27 states which sell plans through federally-facilitated healthcare.gov. For the 2015-16 enrollment period, individuals are able to purchase qualified plans through January 31, 2016. After that time, however, enrollment is closed until the following year unless you experience a qualifying life event — such as a pregnancy. Healthcare.gov includes the following life events as qualifiers for special enrollment coverage: If you have a baby, adopt a child, or place a child for foster care: Your coverage can start the day of the event – even if you enroll in the plan up to 60 days afterward. If you get married, lose health coverage, move to a new state, or qualify for a Special Enrollment Period another way: