The passage of PPACA has had quite an impact on how our industry does business. All stakeholders have been challenged with the many changes that we are now facing. For some this has caused concern and anxiety, however instead of meeting the challenges with angst and worry for the future, we need embrace these challenges as opportunities. Despite what some might see as threats, producers and insurance agents are more than ever a necessary component in the health insurance purchasing process. You provide a valuable service to your client and MDAHU will not let Colorado legislators forget that.
MDAHU is your association for success and our commitment is to YOU. MDAHU’s focus is on issues that are important to insurance consumers and producers. Our main goal is to provide tools to our members to help them continue to succeed in day to day business, as well as keep them informed legislatively both at the state and national levels.
We all need to work together to protect our future and being a member of MDAHU will allow you to play a valuable role in shaping the future of the health care industry in Colorado. Adding to our ranks will aid in our ability to speak with an influential voice. That being said, I challenge each member to recruit one new member this year and help us be heard.
If you haven’t already, you need to reach out to your local legislative representative and become known to them as their personal insurance concierge. You are the expert and have put the time and effort into this industry and your business. If each of us recruited one new member, than our few becomes many and our many will influence legislators as we work with them as their personal insurance expert. You will be their subject matter expert, their “go to guy or gal”. This is crucial as we continue the implementation of the Colorado Health Insurance Exchange and any other insurance related legislation that might come along in the upcoming legislative session.
The entire board of directors of MDAHU is grateful for your continued involvement which allows the Health Underwriters organization to be a part of positive change in the health care delivery and insurance industries. YOU make the difference by being a MDAHU member and for that, I am appreciative and I thank you.
We are here to serve you. We are here to aid you in your career and business. Never hesitate to contact us if we can be of service.
Sincerely,
Sheryl Briles-Thomson
President