Legal Question in Health Care Law in Florida

pregnancy medicaid
I have a difficult situation, I am pregnant and appling for medicaid, I am married and getting a divorce in feburary, my husband is nit the father, we have been seperated for 4 years but not by legal action. Question 1. Is my ex husband going to be affected by me getting medicaid? I am claiming that I don't know who the father is. I live with the father and we are excited about the pregnancy, except for the fact that I don't have insurance. I need to get covered by medicaid, but I am wondering if I put my boyfriend on the birth certificate after the baby is born, will medicaid go after him for repayment? He makes like $42,000 a year which i think disqualifies us for medicaid, but our income could never cover the cost of the babies birth. I am just really scared to lie. I'm going to lying about being married which will be terminated feb. 19, I am lying about not knowing who the father is, and I am also lying about household income. I am really just curious to know if you know how easyily I might get caught and what could happen to me, my boyfriend and my (ex) husband. Thank you

Asked on 1/28/09, 10:04 am

William Gwaltney William W. Gwaltney, Attorneys at Law

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Re: pregnancy medicaid

What you describe is Medicaid FRAUD. You can get caught, you can go to jail and you can be required to pay any back any benefits received.

Answered on 1/28/09, 2:52 pm

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