CareforMom Program

The CareforMom Program covers medical services for women who have given birth at University Health. CareLink automatically enrolls moms with no financial obligation and issues a CareforMom member card. Membership starts the day after your baby is born and lasts for 12 months.

CareforMom Requirements

Members must be a Bexar County resident at the time of delivery.
Must have Medicaid for Pregnancy or CHIP Perinate at the time of delivery.

CareforMom Services

Same schedule of benefits as CareLink members, including primary care, specialty care, labs, pharmacy, radiology, etc.
Primary care provider referral required to receive specialty care.

For more information about the CareforMom Program or to request a presentation, please call CareLink at 210-358-3350.

Frequently Asked Questions

After CareforMom membership expires, are members eligible again if they have another child? What about same year delivery?

Are breast pumps covered?

Is pre-authorization required for home health services?

What about moms who don't want to be in the program?

What about moms with no funding at delivery who apply for emergency Medicaid or didn't apply for Medicaid in time?

What happens if one of our Mommies patients delivers at another hospital, but was under our prenatal care?

Who is paying for the services if the moms don’t have to?

Will a coverage code be loaded into Epic, and if so, what will be?

Will abdominal binders and compression stockings be covered?

Will the membership be terminated if the patient gets other funding?

Will the program cover moms who have stillborn babies?

Will the tubal ligation procedure be covered by Care For Mom at the time of delivery?

Will you cover re-admissions for any complications after delivery?