<br><p class="yiv426234158MsoNormal"><b _yuid="yui_3_1_1_3_131853638198668">[Sent On
behalf of the ANA Department of Government Affairs]</b>
<p class="yiv426234158MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">
<p class="yiv426234158MsoNormal"><span style='font-family: "sans-serif"; font-size: 12pt;'>Dear Colleagues:
<p class="yiv426234158MsoNormal"><span style='font-family: "sans-serif"; font-size: 12pt;'>
<p class="yiv426234158MsoNormal"><span style='font-family: "sans-serif"; font-size: 12pt;'>The Office of
Intergovernmental and External Affairs at HHS has sent us a consumer alert
issued by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services regarding the
Pre-Existing Condition Insurance Plan and an unauthorized website. Please feel
free to distribute widely. Thank you. Rose
<p class="yiv426234158MsoNormal"><span style='font-family: "sans-serif"; font-size: 12pt;'>
<p class="yiv426234158MsoNormal"><b><span style='font-family: "sans-serif"; font-size: 12pt;'>The Centers for Medicare and
Medicaid Services: Consumer Alert - October 9, 2011</b>
<p class="yiv426234158MsoNormal"><span style='font-family: "sans-serif"; font-size: 12pt;'>
<p class="yiv426234158MsoNormal"><b><span style='font-family: "sans-serif"; font-size: 12pt;'>Website Warned on Suggesting
Linkage to Government Agency - Could Mislead Consumers</b><span style='font-family: "sans-serif"; font-size: 12pt;'>
<p class="yiv426234158MsoNormal"><span style='font-family: "sans-serif"; font-size: 12pt;'>
<p class="yiv426234158MsoNormal"><span style='font-family: "sans-serif"; font-size: 12pt;'>The Centers for Medicare and
Medicaid Services (CMS) has recently become aware of a website that has the
appearance of being an official government website for the Pre-Existing
Condition Insurance Plan.<br><br>This <span style="background: white;">new <span style="background: white;">website<span style="color: black;"> - <a href="http://preexistingconditioninsuranceplan.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"><span id="lw_1318536374_0" class="yshortcuts"><u><font color="#0066cc">http://preexistingconditioninsuranceplan.com</font></u></a><span style="color: black;"> <span style="background: white;">-
is <b><u><span style="background: white;">not</u> </b><span style="background: white;">maintained<span style="color: rgb(31, 73, 125);">
by <span style="background: white;">any government programs and
consumers are strongly urged not to submit any personal information requested by
this website <span style="background: white;">under the assumption that it
is a government website. <b><u>The website for the federally-backed
program</u></b> : <span style="background: white;"><a href="http://www.pcip.gov/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"><span id="lw_1318536374_1" class="yshortcuts"><u><font color="#0066cc">www.pcip.gov</font></u></a>
<p class="yiv426234158MsoNormal"><span style='font-family: "sans-serif"; font-size: 12pt;'>
<p class="yiv426234158MsoNormal"><b><span style='color: rgb(192, 0, 0); font-family: "sans-serif"; font-size: 12pt;'>CMS is taking
the appropriate steps to protect consumers from being misled. </b>
<p class="yiv426234158MsoNormal"><span style='font-family: "sans-serif"; font-size: 12pt;'>
<p class="yiv426234158MsoNormal"><span style='font-family: "sans-serif"; font-size: 12pt;'>The <span style="background: white;">Pre-Existing Condition Insurance Plan <span style="background: white;">made available through the Affordable Care
Act <span style="background: white;">makes health insurance available to
people who have had a problem getting insurance due to a pre-existing
condition.
<p class="yiv426234158MsoNormal"><span style='font-family: "sans-serif"; font-size: 12pt;'>
<p class="yiv426234158MsoNormal"><span style='font-family: "sans-serif"; font-size: 12pt;'>The Pre-Existing Condition
Insurance Plan:
<p style="margin-bottom: 0pt;" class="yiv426234158MsoListParagraph"><span style='color: black; font-family: "sans-serif";'>· <span style='font-family: "sans-serif";'>Covers a broad range of health benefits,
including primary and specialty care, hospital care, and prescription
drugs.
<p style="margin-bottom: 0pt;" class="yiv426234158MsoListParagraph"><span style='color: black; font-family: "sans-serif";'>· <span style='font-family: "sans-serif";'>Does not charge you a higher premium just
because of your medical condition.
<p style="margin-bottom: 0pt;" class="yiv426234158MsoListParagraph"><span style='color: black; font-family: "sans-serif";'>· <span style='font-family: "sans-serif";'>Does not base eligibility on
income.
<p style="margin-top: 0.1pt;" class="yiv426234158MsoNormal"><span style='font-family: "sans-serif"; font-size: 12pt;'>
<p style="margin-top: 0.1pt;" class="yiv426234158MsoNormal"><span style='font-family: "sans-serif"; font-size: 12pt;'>Individuals interested in
this new federally backed program should visit: <span style="background: white;"><a href="http://www.pcip.gov/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"><u><font color="#0066cc">www.pcip.gov</font></u></a> <span style="background: white;">or call
866-717-5826.
behalf of the ANA Department of Government Affairs]</b>
<p class="yiv426234158MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">
<p class="yiv426234158MsoNormal"><span style='font-family: "sans-serif"; font-size: 12pt;'>Dear Colleagues:
<p class="yiv426234158MsoNormal"><span style='font-family: "sans-serif"; font-size: 12pt;'>
<p class="yiv426234158MsoNormal"><span style='font-family: "sans-serif"; font-size: 12pt;'>The Office of
Intergovernmental and External Affairs at HHS has sent us a consumer alert
issued by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services regarding the
Pre-Existing Condition Insurance Plan and an unauthorized website. Please feel
free to distribute widely. Thank you. Rose
<p class="yiv426234158MsoNormal"><span style='font-family: "sans-serif"; font-size: 12pt;'>
<p class="yiv426234158MsoNormal"><b><span style='font-family: "sans-serif"; font-size: 12pt;'>The Centers for Medicare and
Medicaid Services: Consumer Alert - October 9, 2011</b>
<p class="yiv426234158MsoNormal"><span style='font-family: "sans-serif"; font-size: 12pt;'>
<p class="yiv426234158MsoNormal"><b><span style='font-family: "sans-serif"; font-size: 12pt;'>Website Warned on Suggesting
Linkage to Government Agency - Could Mislead Consumers</b><span style='font-family: "sans-serif"; font-size: 12pt;'>
<p class="yiv426234158MsoNormal"><span style='font-family: "sans-serif"; font-size: 12pt;'>
<p class="yiv426234158MsoNormal"><span style='font-family: "sans-serif"; font-size: 12pt;'>The Centers for Medicare and
Medicaid Services (CMS) has recently become aware of a website that has the
appearance of being an official government website for the Pre-Existing
Condition Insurance Plan.<br><br>This <span style="background: white;">new <span style="background: white;">website<span style="color: black;"> - <a href="http://preexistingconditioninsuranceplan.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"><span id="lw_1318536374_0" class="yshortcuts"><u><font color="#0066cc">http://preexistingconditioninsuranceplan.com</font></u></a><span style="color: black;"> <span style="background: white;">-
is <b><u><span style="background: white;">not</u> </b><span style="background: white;">maintained<span style="color: rgb(31, 73, 125);">
by <span style="background: white;">any government programs and
consumers are strongly urged not to submit any personal information requested by
this website <span style="background: white;">under the assumption that it
is a government website. <b><u>The website for the federally-backed
program</u></b> : <span style="background: white;"><a href="http://www.pcip.gov/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"><span id="lw_1318536374_1" class="yshortcuts"><u><font color="#0066cc">www.pcip.gov</font></u></a>
<p class="yiv426234158MsoNormal"><span style='font-family: "sans-serif"; font-size: 12pt;'>
<p class="yiv426234158MsoNormal"><b><span style='color: rgb(192, 0, 0); font-family: "sans-serif"; font-size: 12pt;'>CMS is taking
the appropriate steps to protect consumers from being misled. </b>
<p class="yiv426234158MsoNormal"><span style='font-family: "sans-serif"; font-size: 12pt;'>
<p class="yiv426234158MsoNormal"><span style='font-family: "sans-serif"; font-size: 12pt;'>The <span style="background: white;">Pre-Existing Condition Insurance Plan <span style="background: white;">made available through the Affordable Care
Act <span style="background: white;">makes health insurance available to
people who have had a problem getting insurance due to a pre-existing
condition.
<p class="yiv426234158MsoNormal"><span style='font-family: "sans-serif"; font-size: 12pt;'>
<p class="yiv426234158MsoNormal"><span style='font-family: "sans-serif"; font-size: 12pt;'>The Pre-Existing Condition
Insurance Plan:
<p style="margin-bottom: 0pt;" class="yiv426234158MsoListParagraph"><span style='color: black; font-family: "sans-serif";'>· <span style='font-family: "sans-serif";'>Covers a broad range of health benefits,
including primary and specialty care, hospital care, and prescription
drugs.
<p style="margin-bottom: 0pt;" class="yiv426234158MsoListParagraph"><span style='color: black; font-family: "sans-serif";'>· <span style='font-family: "sans-serif";'>Does not charge you a higher premium just
because of your medical condition.
<p style="margin-bottom: 0pt;" class="yiv426234158MsoListParagraph"><span style='color: black; font-family: "sans-serif";'>· <span style='font-family: "sans-serif";'>Does not base eligibility on
income.
<p style="margin-top: 0.1pt;" class="yiv426234158MsoNormal"><span style='font-family: "sans-serif"; font-size: 12pt;'>
<p style="margin-top: 0.1pt;" class="yiv426234158MsoNormal"><span style='font-family: "sans-serif"; font-size: 12pt;'>Individuals interested in
this new federally backed program should visit: <span style="background: white;"><a href="http://www.pcip.gov/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"><u><font color="#0066cc">www.pcip.gov</font></u></a> <span style="background: white;">or call
866-717-5826.