The coverage I applied for is the Pre-Existing Condition Coverage Plan for Washington State, also known as PCIP-WA. It does end in 2014 when the Affordable Care Act goes into effect, but by then I can either get onto group coverage or get an individual plan since the rules for that will change.
I definitely don't want another DKA episode… especially w/o coverage! Total bills (so far) are getting up to about $30k or so… and that's AFTER the "cash discount!" Hah! If only I had that kind of change!
Thanks for your encouragement. I will consider the pump in the future. I'm only just now getting over my life-long needle phobia, so the idea of having something like that in me all the time will take some getting used to. I may be mentally ready for that in a year or two.
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