Re: Insurance Question

[Wilson DeCamp <Tonyd92236@xxxxxxx>]

Dan,

Please add your state insurance commissioner or consumer protection office
to any letter you send.  I believe that most states have regulations that
apply to such changes -- advance notice, etc.

Wilson DeCamp
Leesburg, VA

In a message dated 12/24/2006 2:00:58 A.M. Eastern Standard Time,
bentwillow@xxxxxxxxxxx writes:

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.
--------
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
>
> ----- 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
>> with is  win that pesky lottery........help !!!  Thank   you........Dan
>>
>>
>> HHMMM.  What  State?
>>





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