On 2012-03-05, at 3:44 PM, Gar Lipow wrote:
> On Sun, Mar 4, 2012 at 5:29 PM, Gar Lipow <gar.lipow at gmail.com> wrote:
>> My current individual health care plan is terminating. The provider is
>> terminating all individual plants, so:
>
>
> First thanks to everyone who wrote with support and suggestions. I was
> really panicking and knowing people were on my side really helped.
> Secondly, It turns out that the legislature of Washington State just
> passed Saturday a unanimous emergency bill dealing with this
> particular insurance company closing. In Washington State there are
> exemptions from having to pass the standard questionaire, and they
> just added the termination of an individual insurance plan to the
> list of exemptions. Although it would be unlikely for our Governor
> (Gregoire) to veto it, if you happen to live in Washington State, it
> would be great if you could call the Governors office and ask (very
> politely) that she sign it. First, it will keep a whole lot of people
> in Washington State from becoming uninsured, and while it is terrible
> for anyone to be uninsured, something that will prevent the problem
> getting a lot worse very quickly is good. Second, once she signs it,
> my ass is saved, at least for this year.
>
> If you are in Washington State, please Call or Fax Governor Christine
> Gregoire Phone: 360-902-4111 | FAX: 360-753-4110
> Ask her (very very politely) to please sign SB6412 which adds
> termination of an individual insurance plan to the reasons someone
> seeking health insurance can be exempt from the standard health
> insurance questionaire.
>
> Given that it passed both houses of the legislature unanimously she
> will probably sign it, but you never know for sure with politicians
> and a wave of phone calls saying "sign. sign. sign" won't hurt, and
> might make sure no last minute changes of mind occur. I just learned
> of it when I called the State health insurance commissioner's office
> this morning.
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