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When was the last Emergency Declaration by the President made that was not disaster related?
Found this rather interesting. Did you know that there was a National Emergency similiar to the one put into place this weekend by the President earlier this year? Do you know what it was for?
For the first time ever, one was declared for the 2009 Presidential Inauguration. I don't remember reading anything about this, do you? And, why was it declared for just Obama's Inauguration and not others in the past? Interesting.
For those of you wanting to know more about what these State of Emergencies mean, here's the link:
http://www.flu.gov/professional/federal/h1n1emergency10242009.html
For information on the Inauguration one, here's the link: http://www.fema.gov/news/newsrelease.fema?id=47284
I wonder if this means that if you are ill with the H1N1 flu and the hospital/doctor that you go to per your Medical Insurance rules moves you to another facility or even off-site, will this mean that your medical insurance can now deny payment of your claim since you are not in the place that they approved? We'll see how this one turns out if the full emergency protocols are put into place.
Have a great week!
Copyright 2009 Tami Klink
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5 Comments
referee33 - Oct 26, 2009 12:36 PM
We all know that insurance companies will use any excuse to drop you or not provide the benefit. so you raise an interesting point. I would hope that somewhere in the language of the law that possibility was addressed.
Tami Klink - Oct 26, 2009 1:45 PM
As for the Inaugural Declaration of Emergency, it looks like Bush did it since it covered several days before and after the ceremony. It would have also allowed FEMA/govt. to partake of the 15 million budgeted in the event an emergency occurred. I wonder how much is budgeted in that area of government based on what the emergency is for and where the money comes from?
ahemmer - Oct 27, 2009 9:41 AM
Tami Klink - Oct 28, 2009 8:40 AM
ahemmer - Oct 29, 2009 1:27 PM