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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, [log in to unmask] 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" <[log in to unmask]> To: <[log in to unmask]> Sent: Saturday, December 23, 2006 2:44 AM Subject: Re: Insurance Question > Washington > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "(Stacey) (Collins)" <[log in to unmask]> > To: <[log in to unmask]> > 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, >> [log in to unmask] 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? >> ---------------------------------------------------------------------- To sign-off Parkinsn send a message to: mailto:[log in to unmask] In the body of the message put: signoff parkinsn