Just the other day, I received a reimbursement check from my
prescription drug insurance company due to overcharging on the copay. Since it was
for a drug costing over $4,100+ per month, I am fortunate to receive some assistance
on the exorbitant amount of the copay through the Chronic Disease Fund (CDF). The check
really belonged to them.
I decided to make a call to CDF and ask them what to do with
the check. The very sweet customer service representative asked the amount -
$48 and change, - and said she would need to email her supervisor. Apparently,
this was an issue she had never before encountered, but one I hope she needs to
address from others who receive a similar check.
After a brief pause, she stated that her supervisor said
that I could keep it or send it back, and I wasn’t “obligated” in any way to do the
latter. Although that was very nice to say I could keep it, not being obligated
is not the same as being right. I didn’t pay the copay – they did. So of
course, I asked the address of where to send my personal check since I could
not forward the check sent to me.
Why did I choose to do the right thing? Aside from the fact that the money is restored to the fund to help others, it wasn’t because I’m
above temptation, I assure you. It was because of the guidance that popped into my head via Luke
16:10 – “Whoever can be trusted with very little can also be
trusted with much, and whoever is dishonest with very little will also be
dishonest with much.” Message received - God's gentle reminder to me to be trustworthy.
It’s
just another way how the Bible tells me I can help to make this world a better place, one simple thing
at a time.
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