BenAssist Health Insurance Services

In Chicago NABIP?? Join me Monday June 24 at the 2:45 session for the NABIP Mental Health Working Group's mental health training - YOUR association, providing you with tools and resources to best meet the needs of your clients, their employees, your friends and families.... Be the Change You want to See!

Holiday Party time - fantastic fun and networking, fabulous food and festive music!! Kick off the Q4 dust and come play! Tomorrow! 12/14/23 in Studio City - Come on you CAHIP Los Angeles-ians..... you know you wanna join us! (Or is it CAHIP Los Angelenos??)

Tomorrow 12/14/23 at The Village in Studio City from 6 - 9 pm - 12345 Ventura Blvd in Studio City. Pro tip - grab a friend because if you buy two tickets they are available at the 2 x early bird price....

Thank you Health Net for sponsoring the gift bags.... ya'll are really going to love it!!! Raffle, Prizes for Most Festive and Ugliest Sweater, and a portion of the proceeds benefit Opportunities for Youth - a night you won't want to miss!

Sorry - only flyer I had saved to post was the sponsor one - but you get the point! There is definitely still time to sponsor, note this is a touch older and not updated, but please reach out to Sarah (or me) if you need info on a sponsorship. Truly for a great cause - and a great party!!

www.CAHIP-LA.org



Just saw this - wondering why we are so passionate and mission-driven? This is key to what we do and why you should join us!!!! Proud of our organization!!! "NABIP CEO Jessica Brooks Woods CEO, MPM, PHR was a guest speaker today at the National Association of Insurance Commissioners (NAIC) 2023 Fall National Meeting in Orlando, FL. Jessica spoke about healthcare costs across the entirety of our healthcare system. From the impact of rising healthcare costs on the ability to offer quality health plans to employers and individuals, to the true cost individuals pay when they utilize their health insurance by seeing a doctor.
She also discussed the crisis of Americans who are underinsured, who have insurance but are unable to use it and the impact it has on health outcomes, especially among people of of color.

Welcome Jessica Brooks Woods from Naama, Josh and Dede of your NABIP Los Angeles Family!

CAHIP Capitol Summit in Sacramento- healthcare lobbying ahead! CAHIP peeps- see y’all there! (No one else is on this flight??) 😊🤟

The road to Benzinga was a blast- only topped by itself! Fantastic conference, amazing people and opportunities - and great fun!

The number one question asked of me was why is medicinal cannabis not covered by insurance- so over the next few days I will be sending out the article I wrote in 2018 as nothing has changed since then!

Thank you Benzinga and for everything!!

National Association of Health Underwriter's (NAHU) Legislative Council's Mental Health Task Force - helping to shape important legislation on behalf of consumers and employers.

Grateful to have chaired this new task force 2020-2021 and 2021-2022!

To continue our goal of disseminating useful information - Patients, Care Givers, HR & Insurance Agents need to know what discharge planning looks like and steps to take:
1) identify what care is needed next,
2) pull your list of in-network facilities or providers,
3) start calling - this will be time-consuming!
4) inquire about type of care provided, what age groups do they serve, do they have the needed specialty and space in their program.
5) If no space, or no space with the needed specialty, is available - your State may have network adequacy and access to care requirements! Work with your agent on this!

This will take a lot of time and it's worth it - continuity of care and fewer gaps in treatment lead to better outcomes!

Take the risk - be brave and authentic, it can make all the difference!

Changing your speech can help avoid alienation, isolation, and stigma. Fear of judgement and social repercussions can result in people not getting necessary treatment.

Here are our thoughts - what other barriers to care should go on this list?

Spread the word - new national Su***de & Crisis Support Lifeline calling code available nationwide soon. A first step in developing new crisis support services in the United States, studies have shown that the Lifeline works!