Thank you to everyone who participated in this year's annual convention in Corpus Christi!  Your support means so much and we hope that you benefited from the many great speakers and were able to network with colleagues and friends. 

Save the Date for the 25th Annual TAHU Convention, May 2-3, 2013, at the Hilton in downtown Fort Worth.  We hope to see you there!

 

---

Texas AHU Receives Gold Certification for 2011

The National Association of Health Underwriters (NAHU) is proud to announce that the Texas Association of Health Underwriters has qualified to receive Gold Certification. 

"Receiving this certification is a collaboration of efforts and illustrates the hard work and dedication of our members and Board of Directors.  I applaud all of our volunteers and thank them for this honor."  Joanna Antongiovanni, TAHU President.

NAHU's Chapter Certification Program is an ongoing program that recognizes excelling chapters all year long.  Recognition is based on criteria satisfaction in various areas.  To earn Gold Certification, chapters must satisfy at least 9 of 14 criteria.  Once a chapter satisfies 6 of the 14 criteria it can apply for Silver Certification.  If all 14 are satisfied, the chapter will automatically receive Platinum Certification.

"Gold Certification is bestowed upon chapters that have demonstrated developmental excellence in their local area, nationally and in the health care industry," said NAHU CEO Janet Trautwein.  "The volunteers in the TAHU Chapter met our expectations and far exceeded them."

* TAHU Takes an Active Role in Reducing the Uninsured in Texas

 

On January 27th TAHU will host their third CHIP outreach event.  "As professionals in our industry we need to take an active role in not only helping our clients but also helping the general public secure Health Insurance.  One way we can do that is to educate the public on what may be available to them," says TAHU President, Rusty Rice.  "Of the 40 million uninsured members in the US, over 30% are eligible for government funded programs.  Texas has the highest number of children without Health Insurance so TAHU is doing what it can to reach out to those individuals to help educate them in their options and help them enroll in the program. This has been the brain child of Former TAHU President Carolyn Goodwin.  She has been instrumental in developing CHIP Outreach programs across the Dallas/Fort Worth metroplex"  TAHU has also challenged chapters across the state to appoint a Public Outreach board member so events can be held in other markets.  Click here for additional information.

 *  Rusty Rice speaks on Ron Graves' weekly talk show, "Achieving the Extraordinary."  Listen Now

 TAHU Supports Health Care Reform...

         That is NOT a Government run health plan.

         That includes the Insurance Agent in the delivery system.

         That allows privately purchased Group and Individual Healthcare plans.

         That addresses the escalating healthcare costs.

         That leaves Medicare funding intact.

         That retains the pre-tax option for Employees.

         That retains the pre-tax incentives for Employers.

         That will not add to the Federal Deficit.

         That will not be funded by raising taxes to only a certain portion of the population.

For more information related to Healthcare Reform Issues, please visit our Legislation section. 

*  TAHU President calls for Immediate Legislative Action!!!