My dear sister Pat,

How I feel for you in this sitatuion . . . especially as we in the UK do 
enjoy many benefits of health care, even if there are always limitations!

Your frustration is well understood.  The last thing you want to do when you 
need to get well is to be frustrated with paperwork.

"Dear Lord, I pray You will step in here and do something really good for my 
sister and take some of this frustration right away.

"I ask it in Your dear Name!

"Amen"!

--
Carol - Reading, UK

To you, o Lord, I lift up my soul;
In You I trust, o my God.  . . .."  PS25:1-2 NIV.
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Pat Ferguson" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Friday, April 06, 2007 4:53 AM
Subject: A few prayer requests


> Hi Loving Family,
>
> I have a few prayer requests, please.
>
> Some of you know about me being disenrolled from Medicare Part D. through 
> Humana. This happened without my knowledge or permission.
>
> I went to fill a prescription in February, and was told I was no longer 
> enrolled in Medicare part D. through Humana.
>
> I've been trying to resolve this situation, and this has not been 
> resolved. I am very frustrated. I received a phone call from our insurence 
> agent this evening, and he told me I had to write a letter of greevence to 
> Humana so that they can re-instate me.
>
> This really makes me mad, because what happened is that someone at 
> Medicare entered the wrong code which disenrolled me from Medicare Part D 
> through Humana. Why can't people be responsible for their actions?
>
> Also, in 1979 I was offered Medicare,part B.  and because Vernon had 
> excellent health coverage, I turned it down and didn't take it. I couldn't 
> see having Medicare when we had excellent health coverage. I didn't want 
> to waste the government's money. I found out, in 2001 that I could not 
> enroll in Medicare part B. without a penalty of ten percent a year for not 
> taking it when it was offered to me. I tried very hard to get proof that I 
> had been covered by Vernon's health insurence from 1979 through 1983 when 
> we moved back here to South Dakota. I couldn't get proof from Verizon who 
> was GTE at that time. . We didn't even have proof that we had insurence 
> from 1984 through about 1988. I've written letters to Social Security, and 
> they have never replied to my letters. I even had Stephanie Herseth's 
> office contact them for me, but they just said that this was the law and 
> there were no exceptions.
>
> Last year, in 2006, I spoke with the head of the Social Security office in 
> Huron South Dakota, and he recommended that I write a letter requesting 
> equitable relief. I did this, and I've heard nothing from the Social 
> Security administration.
>
> I know this is the law, but why can't they accept the fact that I was 
> trying to save the government money?
>
> I'm asking that you all please pray about these two situations. I'm paying 
> over $300.00 a month for Medicare out of my SSDI check. I feel that this 
> law should not even be in existance. I don't have the money to get an 
> attourney to help me resolve these issues. I feel like they are just 
> against me, and I know I shouldn't feel this way but I do.
>
> Thank you very much for praying.
>
> Love you all,
> Pat Ferguson