Coverage for Chronic Conditions


    
    This whole "pre-existing condition" is very aggravating, to say the least.  Why do I...someone who struggles with diabetes everyday...have the added stress of proving that I had previous insurance in order to have current coverage?  What is wrong with the world today?  I had a specific insurance for three months, and then a different one before that.  My current health provider wanted me to get a letter from my health insurance company from a year ago to "prove" that I had insurance!  What's worse is that I came home a couple weeks ago to a packet full of "denied coverage" due to a "pre-existing condition."  Really?  You couldn't have sent that to me months ago?
     So here I am today, finally going to my general doctor for my annual check-up & flu shot; originally scheduled 2 weeks ago, but due to an outstanding balance, I couldn't go.  As diabetics [and others suffering from chronic diseases], we should get the help that we need.  Why does everything need to be extra work...yet, other people can sit at home & not work at all [with no major illnesses might I add], but get everything handed to them?  This frustrates me to no end!  What are your thoughts on this topic?

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