Announcements

  One Day. One Place. One Powerful Network of Benefits Professionals. You know what that means, plans for WMAHU Expo 2012 are underway. Mark your calendar: Thursday, April 26. Then, start considering how you can make the most of this important industry gathering.

For companies interested in renewing favorite sponsorships, the deadline is December 31st. Exhibitor registrants will enjoy $100 off; don't miss the Jan. 31 early bird deadline.                      

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  A Message about MIHealth Marketplace in Michigan

Dear MAHU Member,

I am pleased to announce that Senate Bill 693 to create MiHealth Marketplace, Michigan's exchange, passed in the Senate by a vote of 25 to 12.   A special thanks to those of you that contacted your Senator to ask for support.   Now the bill will go to the House where we expect it to take awhile and be amended.   We will keep you apprised of any movement.  

Passage of this bill was a big win for Insurance agents and the consumers that you serve.   MAHU and CKR have been working hard for you.   I hope you will ask your non-member colleagues to join MAHU and support the organization that is protecting your industry.

Sincerely,

Cathy Cooper

MAHU President

To our WMAHU Members - thank you for your membership and continued support of our association!!  Please read below a report of yesterday's House Subcommittee hearing.

Yesterday, the House Subcommittee on Health in the Energy and Commerce Committee held a hearing to address PPACA and the implementation of that law to date.  NAHU was represented directly by our CEO, Janet Trautwein.  Her written testimony can be seen here.  She also gave oral testimony and comments.

As you know, we have been in hearings many times before.  However, yesterday was clearly a significant day for NAHU and the 100,000 brokers and agents we represent.  NAHU was mentioned by name by congressional committee members and our positions were addressed with many of the points of emphasis brought forward by congressional representatives that you, as legislative leaders, have been discussing and educating your members of Congress on over the last several months.

Although the hearing was, at times, contentious, to see our work at NAHU on educating both consumers and our congressional representatives is having an impact.  We will continue to work with PPACA regulations, or any such law that may exist in the future, to continue to fulfill the vision of NAHU, centered in offering quality private sector choices to all consumers with the assistance of a qualified consumer advocate, the licensed insurance professional. 

I would like to thank our government relations staff for their continued outstanding work, especially the efforts surrounding yesterday's committee hearing.  These hearings take extensive time and energy to have the positive effect we saw yesterday and our staff never delivers anything but the best.

Thank you again to all of you for your grassroots and grass tops efforts across the country.  Together we will continue to educate and advocate.

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 Thank you to everybody who came out for WMAHU's annual Charity Golf Classic.

We enjoyed an awesome day at Thornapple Pointe thanks to the involvement of our sponsors, excellent work of event chair Ryan Pylman and his golf committee, and lots of generous volunteers. (Memories in Pictures) Thanks to the Grand Rapids Chamber of Commerce for capturing the day in pictures. Did you take a fabulous photo at the 2011 WMAHU Charity Golf Classic? Please share. Email photos to our web content manager stacyspitler@att.net