WHAT health insurance reform?

It was my understanding that the one item in the Obamacare bill which went into effect immediately was the one which prohibited insurance companies from denying coverage to those with pre-existing conditions, like myself.

I just switched my coverage from Kaiser to Blue Cross/Shield. Yesterday I received a letter from BCBS saying they would not cover my pre-existing conditions for 12 months, unless I showed proof of continuous coverage for at least a year.

What's wrong with this picture?

I do happen to have a letter from Kaiser stating I have had coverage for 18 months, but WTF?

Booked, and Posted

Thanks to lemmozine reminding me, I booked my train ticket and hotel room for Conflikt and added a brunch ticket to my registration. The hotel booked online without the con rate was  $369 compare to $396 con rate. This happened with Holiday Inn the last two years as well - the con rate was a few dollars more than the online pay-in-advance rate. The Amtrak fare was also funky - my sleeper compartment cost $52 more for the return trip than for the trip up.

( Why I had not booked earlier - a grim tale )

In other news, I had already booked the train to Worldcon in Reno next summer, and signed up for a display of my photos in the art show. This week they called for bios, head shots and sample art from all the artists, and I emailed those last night. They should be here: clicky.