MomCare is a partnership of the Florida - Healthy Start Coalitions, Department of Health, Agency for Health Care Administration, and the U.S. Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services.

The Purpose of MomCare:

1. Provider Choice Counseling:
   
   1. To help pregnant women to understand their choices and select a primary medicare provider.
   2. To assist pregnant women in receiving early prenatal care.

2. Case Management:
   
   1. To identify at-risk women through the Healthy Start screening process.
   2. To assist at-risk women to obtain needed services.

The Goals of MomCare:

1. Increase Healthy Start screening rates
2. Increase participation in WIC
3. Assign primary care provider within 30 days
4. Identify client needs
5. Increase family planning services
6. Ensure health insurance for newborn

MomCare Components:

Eligibility: Clients must be pregnant and eligible for Medicaid under income criteria for presumptive eligibility or SOBRA (185% poverty).

Initial Contact: Early contact with pregnant women encourages and assists them to obtain prenatal care as soon as possible, complete the Healthy Start screen and access other needed services.

Follow-Up: Ongoing care coordination and communication through pregnancy assures that women receive needed services.

Contact us for more information about this program.