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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