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NJAHU Hires Communications Firm for Statewide Outreach TRENTON – September xx, 2007 – The Board of Directors of the New Jersey Association of Health Underwriters (NJAHU) has unanimously voted to retain Jaffe Communications, Inc. of Westfield, N.J. to coordinate an aggressive statewide communications effort. “As we are all aware, there are many critical issues affecting the health insurance industry today,” said Nicole Gunia, NJAHU president. “The Board believes the Association needs a strong public relations campaign to dovetail with our legislative outreach in Trenton.” As health care reform is expected to become a top-tier issue in the Presidential race next year, Gunia said, this is the ideal opportunity for the Association to demonstrate its knowledge of the issue and to publicly guide the debate, where appropriate. Jaffe Communications (www.jaffecom.com) was chosen among a number of public relations firms because of its extensive experience working in New Jersey and its strong relationship with the print and broadcast media. Gunia noted the communications company is staffed with working journalists, adding the Board believes Jaffe Communications has the most relevant experience to communicate NJAHU’s position on complicated health insurance issues to audiences statewide. “We, as an Association, know that we are the experts in our field and we must continue to spread that message to business leaders, state and federal legislators and the general public,” Gunia said. “The Board felt Jaffe Communications gives us the better tools, strategy and commonality to achieve this as we go forward.” Jonathan Jaffe, principal of Jaffe Communications, said the agency welcomes the opportunity to help the NJAHU educate the public on critical healthcare issues, as well as highlighting smart health insurance legislation and raising the ethical standards of the health insurance industry. “We are extremely impressed with the goals the NJAHU has set forth,” Jaffe said. “Working closely with the NJAHU Board, as well as its government affairs firm, Princeton Public Affairs, we are confident the Association will accomplish its objectives.” NJAHU condemns ‘Sicko’ as biased & harmful to health care reform, calls for task force to develop real solutions From: The New Jersey Association of Health Underwriters (NJAHU), a statewide organization of health insurance professionals, called the just-released documentary movie, Sicko, “a totally biased look at the U.S. health care system that damages the effort to create practical solutions.” The NJAHU suggests that a task force be formed with all affected parties, who would work together to develop practical methods for improving health care.
“The last thing we need in the challenge to improve health care is a two-hour movie editorial that supports the agenda of one man—producer Michael Moore—hell bent on convincing everyone that universal health care is the only answer,” said Nicole Gunia, NJAHU president.
“Nobody is denying that our health care system needs fixing, but let’s put some key facts on the table,” said Gunia. “The U.S. health care system has the highest satisfaction rating of any nation. Plus, citizens of countries with universal health care pay 50% or more in taxes—and sometimes wait several months before crucial surgery.”
Gunia pointed out that the unfortunate cases depicted in the movie, where people were denied health insurance based on pre-existing conditions, couldn’t happen in the Garden State. “Nobody in New Jersey can be denied health insurance based on prior medical conditions,” she said. “And we call upon other states to follow New Jersey and enact similar legislation to protect consumers.”
One of the problems depicted in the movie was that people did not understand some of the
Gunia called upon the state of New Jersey to develop a task force represented by all affected parties, including physicians, hospital executives, patient advocacy groups, small business owners, insurance carriers and insurance brokers. “It’s the only way to develop real solutions.”
NJAHU, group of health insurance professionals, taps Princeton Public Affairs
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