A.S.
Hi B.,
When I had my son last year, I quit my job and enrolled him in Child Health Plus until my husband was able to put him on his insurance (about 5 months later). I absolutely hated being on Child Health Plus - our regular pediatrician wouldn't take it because they require SO much paperwork on their end and don't cover vaccines through her office - you have to go to a vaccine clinic or a ped at a clinic that provides the vaccines. This little loophole was not explained at the time I signed up - in fact I was told I would be able to keep my pediatrician - which later they admitted was incorrect info. Since you already are going to clinic maybe you could stick with people you know? The process is not super long, but you have to apply by the 20th of the month to be covered for that month, so you could still get coverage for January. I hope that helps - and good luck with your search - we're in Manhattan, so I don't really have any recommendations for docs in Brooklyn - sorry.