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From: drr01002@uxa.cso.uiuc.edu (Daniel Robert Rudny)
Newsgroups: misc.handicap
Subject: Re: Insurance
Summary: start working, pre-existing condition
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Date: 9 Oct 90 19:04:35 GMT
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I too have some insurance questions I could use some help with.
About two years ago I had a tracheostomy and now need a trach tube
permanently.  As a result I am in continuous need of medical
supplies.  Up until this point, my parent's insurance has paid for
most everything.  However, I will be graduating from college in
December and hope to start working shortly afterwards.  As a resut,
my parent's insurance company will no longer cover me.  So far,
with most of the companies I've come across as potentia employees
none of them have insurance policies that will pay for a
pre-existing condition.  Since these medical supplys are a
continuous need the bills will be sure to add up very quickly.  I
would be most grateful to hear how the rest of you handle this
situation.  I would hate to think I won't be able to get a job just
because of insurance complications.  In particular, I would like to
know how the government handles this area (as an employer that
is).

Any hep would be most appreciated,
Dan