tag:dreamwidth.org,2009-04-15:64076 Elise Matthesen Elise Matthesen 2026-05-02T22:42:16Z tag:dreamwidth.org,2009-04-15:64076:2026695 2026-05-02T22:41:11Z 2026-05-02T22:42:16Z public 5 &nbsp;It's nice to have good news to share.<br /><br />As of May 1, I have health insurance again! In all directions available! (Medicare is complicated that way, and explaining it takes more words than I have time for, but the TooLong,Didn'tRead of it is: if your Medicare lapses, any supplemental insurance is also voided until you get the Medicare back. Which took from January 25th until now, in my case.)<br /><br />Anyhow, yay health insurance. My doc will be pleased, as will my other providers.<br /><br />Social Security also told me that the lapsed time period (for which I had paid, because they don't do reinstatement until you've paid for the part you didn't get -- I AM NOT KIDDING) will include reimbursements, which will mean I can close the pay-in-installments agreement with the providers for the three over-$500-each appointments I had before I was notified that I had lapsed already. Or if not close the arrangement, I can keep paying the providers knowing that someday SocSec/Medicare/whichever will reimburse me someday. So that's good too. Complicated and more paperwork, but good.<br /><br />Sorry, I'm tired just thinking about more paperwork. Am going to go do the next thing, which is cycling laundry, and then go to my workbench and Make Something.<br /><br />But still, good news!<br /><br />How's your May going so far?<br /><br />P.S. Heh. My phone notification just reminded me to go to my workbench. I'd better get the laundry moved and get to the bench!<br /><br type="_moz" /><br /><br /><img src="https://www.dreamwidth.org/tools/commentcount?user=elisem&ditemid=2026695" width="30" height="12" alt="comment count unavailable" style="vertical-align: middle;"/> comments