By Featured Parent on August 6, 2015
Today’s guest author, Missie, can be followed on her personal blog. Should I work full time, doing a job I love or should I stay home and care for my high-needs preemie, whom I love even more? I don’t know what the right answer is to this question. I can tell you it’s one I’ve […]
By Emily Raymond on August 23, 2014
When I had my first preemie, one of the many things I did not anticipate was the mountain of paperwork and bills from the insurance company that would pile up in my mailbox long after we came home from the NICU. My husband and I had separate insurance plans, which caused a lot of confusion. […]
By Nick Hall on March 17, 2014
Did the recent media firestorm about the high costs of caring for “distressed babies” catch your attention? As the founder and president of Graham’s Foundation, an organization dedicated to supporting parents of premature babies, it certainly got mine. I was bombarded with requests to respond to AOL CEO Tim Armstrong’s remarks about “distressed” i.e. premature […]
By Graham's Foundation on March 27, 2013
Sometimes what weighs most heavily on parents of preemies is money. Specialist care in and out of the NICU can be expensive, and for those without insurance, difficult to handle. If you have insurance, make sure you understand what treatments will be covered. Parents without insurance or with limited insurance can apply for Medicaid or […]