Re: Insurance Question

[Mary Ann Ryan <bentwillow@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

Dan, consider sending your congressman and senator the information you sent
to us.  Don't send e-mail - send a letter.  You might not get help from
them, but they will have more information about the terrible dilemma that
many chronically ill are experiencing today.

Good luck and please let us know if you find  a way (any way) out of your
quagmire.
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God bless
Mary Ann (CG Jamie 67/27 with PD)
www.bentwillowfarm.org
----- Original Message -----
From: "Dan Halligan" <danh@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <PARKINSN@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Saturday, December 23, 2006 2:44 AM
Subject: Re: Insurance Question


> Washington
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> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "(Stacey) (Collins)" <StaceyQ91@xxxxxxx>
> To: <PARKINSN@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Sent: Friday, December 22, 2006 11:25 PM
> Subject: Re: Insurance Question
>
>
> > In a message dated 12/22/2006 11:02:51 PM Pacific Standard Time,
> > danh@xxxxxxxxxxxx writes:
> >
> > Hi.  I hope everyone is having a happy holiday.  I peeked at  one of my
> > presents early, a package from my insurance company, and found a  lump of
> > coal.
> > Effective Jan 1st they are discontinuing the insurance  plan I am on.
> > However
> > they are offering a new plan "to better serve  me".  Reading the tiny,
> > tiny
> > fine print I discovered that my annual  maximum out of pocket is going
> > from
> > $2,500 per person in the family to a total  of $9,500 for the group with
> > no
> > individual allocation.  This of course  means I am going to pay and pay.
> > Then I
> > noticed that the annual maximum  benefit for prescription drugs is going
> > from
> > $5,000 down to $3,000.  This  means about August I will be out of benefit
> > for the
> > year.  Here is my  problem.  I am 56 years old.....to young for medicare
> > or
> > medicaid I  believe.  I am still working (as best as I can) and therefore
> > don't
> > qualify for the drug company assistance programs because I have medical
> > insurance such as it is.  I don't qualify for welfare as I scrape by each
> > month.
> > I pay a staggering $1,270 per month for insurance !!!  for a  family of
> > four....I am a 1099 contract employee so basically self  employed.  I
> > just
> > returned
> > from Rite Aid drugstore where I spent over  $650.  And I have a couple
> > more
> > to fill next week.  Does anyone have  any guidance for me?  So far in
> > brainstorming the best plan I've come up
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> > with is win that pesky lottery........help !!!  Thank  you........Dan
> >
> >
> > HHMMM.  What State?
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