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Eat Your Way to a Healthy Heart
Posted: March 21, 2017
Recently, personal trainer to the stars and Biggest Loser celebrity, Bob Harper, had a massive heart attack. The news shocked the world and it got me thinking…WOW; this really can happen to anyone no matter how fit and healthy you are! Kind of scary and it also got me thinking about the way we eat […]
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Happy Healthy Hump Day: Snacks are a Good Thing!
Posted: March 8, 2017
Snacks are a Good Thing! Hey, Bobbi, your Happy Healthy Hump Day registered dietitian here again. Today’s thought is all about snacking. My munchkins are snackers. Why? Because, they have activities such as wrestling, horseback riding, girl scouts and piano lessons that mess with our meal schedule. Just because they want a snack does not […]
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Congress Must Protect Employer-Sponsored Health Care
Posted: March 7, 2017
Congress Must Protect Employer-Sponsored Health Care By Amy Mutter, President of the local VAHU Chapter and State Legislative Chair Most Virginia employers and employees are unaware of efforts on Capitol Hill to eliminate or cap the employer tax exclusion under employer-sponsored health insurance plans, affecting an estimated 177 million people across the country – nearly half […]
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Health Insurance Brokers Cut Through the Political Clutter
Posted: October 19, 2016
Amy Mutter is the legislative chair of the Virginia Association of Health Underwriters and serves as a licensed insurance agent and customer service representative here at Innovative Insurance Group in Roanoke. It is rare for a small business owner or an individual to have a candid face-to-face conversation with the health insurance company that safeguards […]
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Health Insurance Rebates
Posted: September 22, 2016
Checks due to you by 09/30/2016! The Affordable Care Act (ACA) sets limits on how much insurers can spend on administrative costs, marketing, and other non-health care-related costs. This is called the Medical Loss Ratio (MLR), if the minimum MLR threshold is not met within a market segment for the full calendar year, insurers must […]
