health insurance

Are hearts sank for a while when we were notified by Medicaid that we longer qualify and that after next month we will no longer get taxpayer sponsored insurance. A closer second look eased our initial reaction though, because we still qualify for CHIP coverage, which is still affordable for us now. In fact, as you can imagine, we're really happy to advance out of poverty if that's what you want to call it. But that first notice really caught us, since our budget stretches pretty thin. And we know that a) coverage for our family costs us more than $1000 per month more than what we currently pay, and b) with Isaac's health care, we'd definitely be paying a lot for doctor and pharmacy copays and I'm sure we would be maxing out deductibles each year. Well, as it is, we'll do our best to get to that bridge and cross it when we do.

Also, I am being a little pessimistic. If Isaac continues in remission for years, our extra costs would be limited by his medicine costs and routine visits only.