This virtual conference event will feature insurance and finance industry updates, online booths from exhibitors and sponsors, keynote speakers with industry leaders, a technology panel (new for 2021), and raffles and prizes for attendees.

In gratitude to the community for their ongoing support through the pandemic, SAHU is proud to offer this event for free to all who would like to attend.

“All chapters and attendees are welcome,” said Rosamaria Marrujo, Media Relations Chair for SAHU. “This event is a thank you to our community for their support through the changes and shifts in how we all connect and do business.”

Attendees can register and attend online on the SAHU site, found here on the 2021 Business Expo event page: https://cahip-norcal.org/event/sahu-2021-business-expo/.

The free business expo event will be held virtually on Thursday, July 29, 2021, from 8:00 AM PST – 2:30 PM PST. A schedule of events and keynote panel will be announced shortly. Attendees will also receive Continuing Education (CE) credits for attending certain sessions.

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For over 30 years, SAHU has worked to improve our members’ ability to meet the health, financial and retirement security needs of all Californians and Americans through education, advocacy and professional development. For more information, please visit: sahu-ca.com.

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SACRAMENTO, CA 06 June 2021 — The Sacramento Association of Health Underwriters (SAHU) and the National Association of Health Underwriters (NAHU) commend House of Representatives members Suzan DelBene (D-WA), Ron Estes (R-KS), Joe Courtney (D-CT) and Glenn Thompson (R-PA) for taking the lead on introducing bipartisan legislation (H.R. 3650) to eliminate Medicare’s three-day mandatory inpatient stay rule for a skilled nursing center. The Improving Access to Medicare Coverage Act addresses Medicare’s “two midnight” policy.

“At issue is the requirement for Medicare beneficiaries to spend at least three days in the hospital on an inpatient basis in order to receive their 100 days of covered skilled-nursing services,” explained NAHU CEO Janet Trautwein. “Hospitals have increasingly admitted seniors on an ‘observation status’ basis and not as an inpatient, which is an important technical distinction that is generally indistinguishable to hospital patients but can lead to extremely costly Medicare denials.

“These archaic policies are leading patients who are extremely sick and need skilled nursing care to not qualify for paid Medicare skilled-nursing centers and for others to later have their admission status changed so that their care is now billed to them and not Medicare.

“NAHU members have had countless clients go this through this horrible experience and end up paying high out-of-pocket charges since they were considered to be on observation status, and Medicare did not cover their necessary skilled nursing facility care. Often, these seniors did not even know they were on observation status.

“It is simply not right to limit access to quality care for those seniors who need it most. The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid temporarily suspended this practice due to the pandemic and now is the time for Congress to pass legislation that addresses this issue once and for all.” 

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For over 30 years, SAHU has worked to improve our members’ ability to meet the health, financial and retirement security needs of all Californians and Americans through education, advocacy and professional development. For more information, please visit: sahu-ca.com.

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The 2021 SAHU Business Expo

A FREE Virtual Conference Event

Coming on July 29, 2021

from 8:00 AM – 2:30 PM PST

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Online Booths with Sponsors & Exhibitors

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SACRAMENTO, CA 31 Mar 2021 — Join the Sacramento Association of Health Underwriters (SAHU) on Friday, May 21, at The Ridge Golf Club in Auburn, CA for the 2021 Annual SAHU Golf Tournament.

The SAHU Golf Tournament is an annual network and fundraising event for members and non-members. Part of the proceeds from the Golf Tournament go to support PAC to help with our legislative efforts. It is fun and popular event that we look forward to every year.

Attendees can register in teams of two or four, or as single players. The event will feature hosted specialty holes during play, a breakfast and putting contest prior to tee time, and an awards luncheon immediately following the tournament. Mulligan packages and raffle prizes are also available. Attendees can register and purchase packages online at the SAHU Golf Tournament events page: https://cahip-norcal.org/event/2021-annual-sahu-golf-tournament/.

SAHU is grateful to event sponsor Western Health Advantage, luncheon sponsor Word & Brown, and the many sponsors helping to support the event, including Ameritas, Beam Dental, Innovative Benefits, Warner Pacific, United Concordia Dental, BRMS, Bruins Legal Document Preparation, Dickerson Insurance Services, Kaiser Permanente, Sutter Health Plus, WSR, Amwins, Pinnacle Risk Management, Capitol Health Management, Kansas City Life and more. Sponsorship opportunities are still available on the SAHU site: https://cahip-norcal.org/product/golf-tournament-sponsorship/.

If you have any questions about the event or would like to know more, reach out to SAHU directly at info@sahu-ca.com.

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For over 30 years, SAHU has worked to improve our members’ ability to meet the health, financial and retirement security needs of all Americans through education, advocacy and professional development. For more information, please visit: sahu-ca.com.

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Topics:

• Annual Legislative Visits with our Local Congressional Representative
• Medicare-related Issues
• Public Option/Medicare for All
• Stabilizers in the Individual & Employer Markets
• COVID-19 Relief
• The Role of the Agent/Advisor

Guest Speakers:

• David Fear, Sr.
• Brad Davis
• Connie Correia
• Carmen Perea
• Rosamaria Marrujo
• Connor Deck

Free for SAHU Members

Only $25 for Non-Members

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The 2019-2020 SAHU Board Year was strong despite the onset of COVID-19 and resulting restrictions.

We started with our Board Induction Ceremony in July 2019 for 2019-2020 SAHU Board of Directors (see list below).

President
President Elect
Immediate Past President
Secretary / Treasurer
PAC
Communications
Awards
Community Service
Media
Professional Development
Legislation
Carrier Relations
Membership (Retention)
Membership (New)
Vanguard
Medicare
Executive Director
Executive Director

Josh Keller
Samantha Siders
Alexis DeVorss
Carmen Parea
Alexis DeVorss
Cinnamon Trimpey
Michele Meder
Teresa Sale
Rosamaria Marrujo
Mariette Lesley
Connie Correia
Michele Dolce
Lisa Merzick
Teri Blake
Angela Jones
David Brabender
Jeannie Burns
Helen Ornellas

On July 9, 2019, our chapter hosted a fun Vanguard Family Movie Night event, where chapter members attended with their families for food and fun for all at a local outdoor venue. The event was sponsored by LISI and hosted by the Vanguard team.

In November 2019, we successfully held our Annual Toy Drive to benefit the River Oak Center for Children. We finished the year with our Annual Food Drive and Chili Cook-off in December, bringing together chapter members to enjoy the holidays and support the Sacramento Food Bank.

Our January 2020 Annual Crab Feed was one of our best ever, with over 400 attendees and a record-setting Live Auction to help raise funds for our chapter and related charitable causes.

Prior to the COVID-19 shutdown, SAHU Members & Board Chairs attended the NAHU Capitol Conference in Washington, D.C. from February 24-26, 2020.

We stood strong as a chapter as the world changed under COVID-19, altering our meetings and events to keep our members and community safe. We took member meetings to Zoom to allow attendees to stay connected, as well as provided ongoing professional development and training with CE courses.

We closed our Board Year with participation in the NAHU Annual Convention in June, held virtually for the first time as well. Members attended virtual sessions and networked with fellow professionals.

Our awards and certifications from this year included winning the 2020 Pacesetter Award for the sixth year in a row, and being NAHU Gold Certified for the fourth continuous year.

 

Looking ahead to next year, we are dedicated to maintaining our chapter, ongoing education, fundraising and events as much as possible in the face of COVID restrictions. Our members are proud to keep working for the betterment of the health, financial and retirement needs of our local community and all Californians through our education, advocacy, legislation and professional development.

Sincerely,

Josh Keller
SAHU President, 2019-2020

 

• SAHU Calendar 2019-2020
• SAHU 2019 Toy Drive Flyers
• SAHU Chili Cook Off Flyer
• Thank You Letter - River Oak Center for Children 2019

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