Stranger than fact

Insurance says- "You haven't been to a hospital for 4 months? RENEW!"

Tashi- "Ok, here's all my paperwork, exactly the same as it's been the last 31 months."

Insurance- "Can you do an in-person interview?"

Tashi- "No."

Insurance- "Can you appoint a proxy?"

Tashi- "YES! Here's the paperwork for it!"

[2 weeks later]

Insurance- "You missed your in-person interview, INSURANCE CANCELLED!"

Tashi- "But, I appointed a proxy, did you not contact them? Can I appeal?"

Insurance- *silence*

Tashi- "Ok, trying another phone number- no, disconnected too. Hmm, this is adding in MORE stress on me this week, I'll just have more asthma meds."

Insurance- *silence*

Tashi- "Ok, now you aren't answering ME or the Ombudsman team. Or Hospice. Not cool, DES."

DES- "Don't blame ALL of us! AHCCCS is a different section of DES, we don't have their direct contact numbers at all! I want to help you, but legally I cannot."

Tashi- *Wheezing*

Insurance- *silence*

Tashi- "If this keeps up, I'm going to end up in the ER because I can't breathe and have a severe asthma flare up/attack."

Insurance- "Well, in THAT case, you'd be approved again."

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Gods, I wish this were fiction.