Guest guest Posted August 11, 2000 Report Share Posted August 11, 2000 Jewls, Congressman Houghton's office called me back late this afternoon with questions...I told them I thought the Clinton Bill passed spring of '99, ask your aunt if she knows about when it passed, it will make their searching much easier. In the meantime I will try to find out who your state legislature is, do you know what district you are in? You may want to call his/her office on Monday and ask some questions. Will keep searching for you though...and lets keep our fingers crossed that the Clinton Bill WAS passed, and not passed over...I truly can't remember for sure. Jody ________________________________________________________________________ Get Your Private, Free E-mail from MSN Hotmail at http://www.hotmail.com Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 11, 2000 Report Share Posted August 11, 2000 Tell your husband to ask his boss if they have North American Preferred out there...they might, it is good coverage, even in the limited policies and the prices are much more reasonable than Blue Cross/Blue Shield. Jody ________________________________________________________________________ Get Your Private, Free E-mail from MSN Hotmail at http://www.hotmail.com Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 11, 2000 Report Share Posted August 11, 2000 In a message dated 8/11/00 10:14:30 PM Eastern Daylight Time, luckystrike@... writes: << In the meantime I will try to find out who your state legislature is, do you know what district you are in? You may want to call his/her office on Monday and ask some questions. >> Yep I know what district I'm in...I'll contact my Aunt about it too..thanks for checking into this Jewls Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 11, 2000 Report Share Posted August 11, 2000 Jewls, Go to this page, you can find all of your representatives on this page, start calling them on a daily basis over this insurance issue in the state of Michigan...work on them to get changes made. Write letters to the editor of your local papers about this topic, make a stink...one suggestion though...if your not a registered voter, register first, even if you don't exercise your right to vote, at least they think you will. Elections are not to far off so you may find your representative more willing to listen and to at the very least find you information, or pending bills in state legislation. I have been involved in local politics for 7 years and raising a stink, an making phone calls, letters to the paper, calls to local talk shows...they all make a difference...you never know how many others are in the same boat you are in locally, if you all start doing so...you may be the one to effect change http://www.state.mi.us/ Good luck, anymore from my Congressonmans office and I will pass it on to you. Jody ________________________________________________________________________ Get Your Private, Free E-mail from MSN Hotmail at http://www.hotmail.com Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 13, 2000 Report Share Posted August 13, 2000 Hi Jewls, I have some extra PTU that I don't take anymore. I changed back to tap. I have a friend that is going down to the States. She could mail it if it would be of any help you. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 14, 2000 Report Share Posted August 14, 2000 All, This has been a great thread and brings to the head that we as a group need to contact our representatives in Washington about the HMOs that refuse to have qualified doctors to cover our illness. Look at what you have written and then send an email to your Congressional and Senatorial reps to complain. Have your friends and families write. The only way this will ever change is to get the HMOs and regular insurance companies back under control. Terry Utecht wrote: > > Hi Jewls- > > Last year I tried to find insurance on my own because I wasn't happy with our HMO. As soon as I mentioned that I had Graves' I never got another call back from these companies. When I pursued it they > said they wouldn't cover preexisting conditions. > > I wanted one of those 80/20 deals so I could have the doctor of my choice. At that time my endo wasn't covered under our insurance and he was very nice to see me for free as a professional courtesy to my > hubby. I felt very guilty especially since he spent so much time with me (I offered to pay him but he refused). > > Since I couldn't get any private insurance, I asked about the policy that allows you to see any doctor through our HMO. It would've cost $1000/mo and we just couldn't afford that. > > My endo ended up being covered by my HMO after a year so there's no longer a problem. My problem wasn't nearly so bad as yours but it was still frustrating just the same. > > Take care, > > > > > > ------------------------------------- > The Graves' list is intended for informational purposes only and is not intended to replace expert medical care. > Please consult your doctor before changing or trying new treatments. > ---------------------------------------- Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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