use medicaid is secondary insurance for newborn
Medicaid Eligibility for Newborn Babies. A baby is presumed eligible for Medicaid for 12 months when born to a mother eligible for Medicaid on. the date of the baby's birth. This includes a mother on Emergency Medicaid for Aliens (MLA, MLS), or if. eligible as Medically Needy and meets her share of cost on or before the date of birth, but does not.