Not sure quite where to post this, but here goes. Had a trip to Paris all planned and ready to go and ... government shutdown. Waited as long as we could but finally had to cancel.
Had purchased a travel health policy from UHC based on previous good experience. Contacted them on the off chance I could get a refund, and whaddaya know, no muss no fuss a credit appeared on my credit card almost immediately.
So hats off to them for helping make a bad situation a little better.