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Wednesday, October 20, 2010 VOLUME 1 ISSUE 13  
Examination of How Health Reform Will Impact Student Health Insurance Plans Continues
LewerMark now on Facebook
New Account Manager Joins LewerMark Team
LewerMark Sees Spike in Emergency Room Visits for Non-Urgent Care
Team Member Spotlight
Lewer Celebrates 54 Years in Business
Placement of Account Management Team Continues to Enhance LewerMark Services
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Examination of How Health Reform Will Impact Student Health Insurance Plans Continues
Many questions remain regarding President Barack Obama’s healthcare overhaul, and Lewer’s client schools are wondering how the first provisions, which went into effect on September 23, 2010, impact their student health insurance programs. “At this point, the legislation does not impact our LewerMark schools,” reports Jeff Crawford. “There is a lot of discussion about the legislation but, so far, the law only affects employer plans."

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LewerMark now on Facebook
This summer, LewerMark account managers Monica Olson and Andrew Fuller launched The Lewer Agency’s page on Facebook, a social network site that has over 500 million active members. The site was designed to provide useful information regarding health insurance benefits to student insurance administrators at schools, as well as their students.
 

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New Account Manager Joins LewerMark Team
The Lewer Agency is pleased to announce that new account manager Tracy McClure has joined the LewerMark team, effective July 12, 2010. Tracy, a Chinese naturalized U.S. citizen, who has studied abroad in France, brings unique qualities to Lewer’s Student Insurance group. She is fluent in Chinese and English and is conversant in French and Japanese.
Tracy McClure

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LewerMark Sees Spike in Emergency Room Visits for Non-Urgent Care
The number of international students who have visited an Emergency Room (ER) for non-urgent health care has more than doubled in the last six months, according to the July, 2010 LewerMark Emergency Room Admissions Report, which summarized trends over a six month period. Conditions for which students sought treatment included acne and upper respiratory infections. One claim for the treatment of nausea resulted in a $1,359 bill.

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Team Member Spotlight
Meet LewerMark Account Manager, Andrew Fuller

LewerMark account manager, Andrew Fuller, enjoys taking care of his LewerMark accounts and helping to make days at the office even more pleasant for his appreciative teammates. In his free-time, he likes to ski, volunteer, attend musical performances, and play the saxophone. Read on to learn more...
 
 
Andrew Fuller

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Lewer Celebrates 54 Years in Business
'Walking for a Cure' is Part of the Celebration

To celebrate The Lewer Agency’s 54 years in business, "Lewer Lifers" are participating in the American Cancer Society’s Making Strides 5k Walkathon, October 23, in Kansas City, Missouri. This year’s theme is Making Strides toward a World with More Birthdays. Community and wellness are integral values at The Lewer Agency and, as expressed by Making Strides organizer and Lewer HR manager, Kathy Houston, “What better time than our anniversary month to show our support for such an important cause!”

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Placement of Account Management Team Continues to Enhance LewerMark Services
Two years ago, The Lewer Agency implemented the concept of account managers, with each manager being responsible for the servicing of his or her respective accounts. Two years later, The Lewer Agency continues to see signs that account manager relationships with clients dramatically enhance customer service.  

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2010 Regional NAFSA Conference Schedule: The Lewer Agency is gearing-up for the 2010 regional NAFSA conferences. Dates, locations, and LewerMark participants are as follows:
 
Region I
October 26 – 28
Corvallis, Oregon
Jeff Crawford and Monica Olson
 
Region II/IV
November 15 – 17
Omaha, Nebraska
Mike Lewer, Jeff Crawford, and Andrew Fuller

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