You would think so but this is the government we're talking about. "Sense" doesn't necessarily apply.
I'm a little paranoid about this stuff: my truck is insured by State Farm. State Farm knows we go away for the winter - we put on hold DW's car insurance every winter. The premium notice for the truck insurance got lost in forwarding somewhere and I forgot it was due. State Farm to their credit attempted to remind me but they kept calling our home phone but, guess what, nobody answered. Unbeknownst to me, they cancelled my policy. I drove around for a month and 3000 miles with no insurance.
I don't want the same thing to happen with my health insurance.
AND I have a couple of medical appointments scheduled immediately after my return home - I'll have to reschedule them because with no health card - no appointment.
