Tuesday, September 29, 2015

September 29 – “Great New Plans”

Well, Fall is finally here, and with it came the inevitable “Letter.”  Perhaps you know the one.  Totally unexpected.  Completely devoid of a coherent reason.  Shrouded in just enough mystery to send you just over the edge of frustration.  Who was it from?  In our case it was from our health insurance company, Blue Cross Blue Shield of Texas. 

And what could they possibly have to say to us at the end of September?  They send bills every month.  They even pay for part of what they are supposed to pay for.  Sometimes.  We pay our premiums on time.  We follow proper procedure almost every time.  But come the end of September, we have come to expect “The Letter.”  The letter that announces, with regret, that “your current policy will be discontinued on December 31.”  Again.  Notice that we did nothing wrong.  My suspicion is that this particular policy must have been the very one that was actually working for the consumers who chose it last year.  That would mean the company is losing money on it this year as they pay out claims.  So rather than cancel individual users, which as I understand it, they can’t really do any more, they simply discontinue the plan. 

Oh, the letter is always nice enough to include platitudes like “Nothing is more important than your health.”  And “our goal is to help you and your family live healthy and stay healthy in 2016.”  Great sentiment.  They also are great encouragers, promising to send more information sometime before November 1st, so we can “have plenty of time to choose” from all of their great new plans.  “Great New Plans.”  Those would be the ones that don’t cover as much but cost considerably more.  Can’t wait. 

Hebrews 1:3 says, “The Son is the radiance of God's glory and the exact representation of his being, sustaining all things by his powerful word. After he had provided purification for sins, he sat down at the right hand of the Majesty in heaven.”


Father, thank you for being consistent, never-changing.  It’s good to have someone we can count on.  Amen.

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