As a student at the Hightower High
School Medical
Academy, and a member of
the non-profit organization, Health Occupation Students of America (HOSA), I am
doing a Community Awareness project regarding the Pre-Existing Condition
Insurance Plan (PCIP).
I have already been able to publish articles pertaining
to PCIP in several newspapers in major cities such as Boston, San Antonio, Austin, and Houston.
I will also have an Ad displayed at AMC First Colony in all 24 theaters from
January 27th to February 9th; have been interviewed on radio talk shows, such
as Music Masala and KXYZ 1320 AM; have passed out informational postcards to
numerous doctor's offices and the general public; and have made presentations
at the BAPS temple, school faculty meetings, and the India
House.
To continue this outreach, I humbly request that you post our informational youtube video and AMC video on your Neighborhood Home Owner's Association. The AMC video is attached, and the link to the youtube video is directly below.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UsMPy-JXFAk
For more information regarding PCIP, please refer below.
According to the U.S. Dept. of Health and Human Services, 25
million non-elderly Americans have a pre-existing condition and are left
uninsured. However, this statistic excludes the elderly, among which many more
people have pre-existing conditions that would leave them uninsured, and it excludes
the 82 million Americans who have a pre-existing condition but are lucky enough
to have employer based coverage.
Last year, our president, Barack Obama, passed a health care bill that would
provide the necessary relief for these suffering Americans. The Pre-Existing
Conditions Insurance Plan or PCIP was introduced last year by U.S.
Health and Human services for the multitude of people who have been denied
health coverage due to a medical condition. It provides many health benefits
including treatment for pre-existing conditions and doesn’t charge extra
because of a medical condition or decide eligibility on income.
All PCIP insurance plans provide preventive care (paid at 100%, with
no deductible) when seeing an in-network doctor and the doctor indicates a preventive
diagnosis. Also included are annual physicals, flu shots, routine mammograms,
and cancer screenings. For any additional care, the patient will need to pay a
deductible before PCIP can pay for his/her health care and
prescriptions. After paying the deductible, the patient will need to pay 20% of
medical costs in-network. There is no lifetime maximum on the amount of money
the plan can pay for your health care. It also covers maternity, durable
medical equipment, skilled nursing services ($700/day) and Hospice (Max
$15,000), mental illness, emergency services, and outpoint diagnostic studies