We were sold!

Last night my coworkers and I received word that our division in the company has been sold. Everyone started to wonder what this meant for their casual attire at the office or whether or not we would still get free sodas. Me, on the other hand, my first thoughts went right to our medical insurance.

Yes, our medical insurance was changing and instead of Empire Blue Cross, we were now going to be using United Healthcare. Usually I have time to plan and get things in order before we make changes to our insurance, but with this announcement was the date that everything would take effect - today! Yep, we were given less than a 12-hour notice that our medical insurance, mail order prescription carrier, and flexible spending accounts would be changing. Immediately I got on the phone and asked where the new cards were. It seems they are being printed so now we have pieces of paper that state we do, in fact, have coverage - just in case something should happen to us in the meantime. They also explained how our debit card for our healthcare flexible spending account was suspended for at least a month and we would have to pay for everything first and submit paperwork for reimbursement. And lastly, since we are changing mail order pharmacies, all of Greg's current prescriptions for transplant medication will be nullified - meaning we have to get brand new prescriptions for all 13 of his medications from the transplant clinic!

As long as I continue to get money to pay our bills and we have medical coverage for Greg, then I am happy. Those are the two most important things... The rest is just fluff!