{"id":306,"date":"2014-09-17T04:41:36","date_gmt":"2014-09-17T12:41:36","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.ddibenefits.com\/news\/?p=297"},"modified":"2014-09-17T04:41:36","modified_gmt":"2014-09-17T12:41:36","slug":"ddi-e-newslettter-september-2014","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ddibenefits.com\/site\/2014\/09\/ddi-e-newslettter-september-2014\/","title":{"rendered":"DDI E-Newslettter &#124; September 2014"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"font-size: 22px; margin-top: 8px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 8px; padding: 0px; font-style: italic; color: #e0601f; font-weight: bold; letter-spacing: 4px; text-transform: lowercase; font-family: Palatino, serif; line-height: 24px; margin-left: 0;\"><a id=\"note\" style=\"color: #e0601f; text-decoration: none; font-style: italic; margin-top: 0; margin-right: 0; margin-bottom: 6px; margin-left: 0; font-size: 12px; font-family: Palatino, serif;\" name=\"note\"><\/a>NOte from Dena<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-size: 12px; line-height: 16px; margin-top: 8px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0; margin-left: 0; color: #000; font-family: Palatino, serif;\">Dear clients and colleagues,<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-size: 12px; line-height: 16px; margin-top: 8px; margin-right: 0px; margin-left: 0; color: #000; font-family: Palatino, serif;\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ddibenefits.com\/newsletter\/images\/group-shot-bridge-315px.jpg?resize=315%2C241\" width=\"315\" height=\"241\" align=\"right\" \/>2014 has been an exciting and turbulent year for the world of health insurance and employee benefits.\u00a0 Over the last twelve months we have seen the kind of change in our industry that usually happens over maybe a 10 year period!\u00a0 At times, I must admit, it was pretty scary. But, we were not in it alone, as you have all had to face confusion, plan design change, price changes and increases, keeping your plan or not, dropping coverage or going to the exchange. So confusing! In order to rise to this challenge and to best serve our clients &#8211; YOU, we have seriously stepped up to the plate!!\u00a0 Here\u2019s some of the fun we have had over the last 12 months:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Grew from 3 employees to 8!\u00a0 Welcoming Kristin Kennedy DuVal, a seasoned Employee Benefits Consultant, Meghan Smith a Worksite Wellness Guru and\u00a0 Benefits Services Specialist, Ryan Wood, a Client Services Specialist, Susan Haarmann, an Accounting and Benefits Service Specialist, and Tasha Byrd, a Payroll Specialist. Brandi, Kellie and I are thrilled to work with such a great team of customer focused industry experts!<\/li>\n<li>Officially launched DDI Admin, LLC, our Third Party Benefits and Payroll Administration \/ Outsourcing services, which Dena and Kellie Chauncey-Lance have partnered to offer to a handful of clients over the last few years but now are offering to companies of all sizes.\u00a0 Welcomed great new clients like Oil Can Henry\u2019s!<\/li>\n<li>Expanded new services like payroll, benefits administration, ACA Compliance consulting, and online HR systems.<\/li>\n<li>Purchased, remodeled and moved to a new office building in Northeast Portland Sullivan\u2019s Gulch neighborhood&#8230; loving all the visitors!<\/li>\n<li>Met one to one with hundreds of new individuals to help get health insurance during open enrollment.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"font-size: 12px; line-height: 16px; margin-top: 8px; margin-right: 0px; margin-left: 0; color: #000; font-family: Palatino, serif;\">Thank you for your support and we look forward to helping you continue to navigate the health care maze as well has take your employee benefits program to the next level with innovative services and a local group of experts here to \u00a0help you!<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: right; font-size: 12px; line-height: 16px; margin-top: 8px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0; margin-left: 0; color: #000; font-family: Palatino, serif;\"><a style=\"color: #e0601f; text-decoration: none; font-style: italic; margin-top: 0; margin-right: 0; margin-bottom: 6px; margin-left: 0; font-size: 12px; font-family: Palatino, serif;\" href=\"#top\">^back to top<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-size: 22px; margin-top: 8px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 8px; padding: 0px; font-style: italic; color: #e0601f; font-weight: bold; letter-spacing: 4px; text-transform: lowercase; font-family: Palatino, serif; line-height: 24px; margin-left: 0;\"><span style=\"font-size: 22px; margin-top: 8px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 8px; padding: 0px; font-style: italic; color: #e0601f; font-weight: bold; letter-spacing: 4px; text-transform: lowercase; font-family: Palatino, serif; line-height: 24px; margin-left: 0;\"><a id=\"note2\" style=\"color: #e0601f; text-decoration: none; font-style: italic; margin-top: 0; margin-right: 0; margin-bottom: 6px; margin-left: 0; font-size: 12px; font-family: Palatino, serif;\" name=\"save\"><\/a><\/span>Save the date!<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-size: 12px; line-height: 16px; margin-top: 8px; margin-right: 0px; margin-left: 0; color: #000; font-family: Palatino, serif;\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/goo.gl\/maps\/krMTw\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"ddi new location\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ddibenefits.com\/newsletter\/images\/ddi-mini-map.jpg?resize=195%2C158\" width=\"195\" height=\"158\" align=\"right\" border=\"0\" \/><\/a>DDI Open House and 5 year anniversary, Thursday October 16th, 2-6 pm.<\/strong><br \/>\nStop by to say hi to our growing team, help support a great cause and bring a donation for Children\u2019s Cancer Association (CCA), and eat, drink and be merry. We are grateful to our clients and colleagues for your partnership<br \/>\nand confidence in DDI.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-size: 22px; margin-top: 8px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 8px; padding: 0px; font-style: italic; color: #e0601f; font-weight: bold; letter-spacing: 4px; text-transform: lowercase; font-family: Palatino, serif; line-height: 24px; margin-left: 0;\"><span style=\"font-size: 22px; margin-top: 8px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 8px; padding: 0px; font-style: italic; color: #e0601f; font-weight: bold; letter-spacing: 4px; text-transform: lowercase; font-family: Palatino, serif; line-height: 24px; margin-left: 0;\"><a id=\"note3\" style=\"color: #e0601f; text-decoration: none; font-style: italic; margin-top: 0; margin-right: 0; margin-bottom: 6px; margin-left: 0; font-size: 12px; font-family: Palatino, serif;\" name=\"healthcare\"><\/a><\/span>Healthcare Reform 2.0<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-style: italic; font-size: 13px; line-height: 17px; color: #c60; text-align: left; margin-top: 8px; font-family: Palatino, serif; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 8px; font-weight: bold; margin-left: 0;\">Just cant get enough?? Call DDI and we\u2019ll break it down for you.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-size: 12px; line-height: 16px; margin-top: 8px; margin-right: 0px; margin-left: 0; color: #000; font-family: Palatino, serif;\">Still wondering: What is healthcare reform?<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Does it affect me?<\/li>\n<li>Should I go through the exchange?<\/li>\n<li>Do I qualify for a subsidy?<\/li>\n<li>Do I have to buy health insurance? What happens if I don\u2019t?<\/li>\n<li>Can I be denied coverage?<\/li>\n<li>When is open enrollment?<\/li>\n<li>Its called the \u201cAffordable Care Act,\u201d so does that mean my premiums are dropping?<\/li>\n<li>As an employer, do I have to offer health insurance coverage?<\/li>\n<li>What about Medicare?<\/li>\n<li>Cant I just keep my same plan?<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"font-size: 12px; line-height: 16px; margin-top: 8px; margin-right: 0px; margin-left: 0; color: #000; font-family: Palatino, serif;\">Call us with your nagging reform questions! We finally think we have some answers. We will help you sort it out and get the best coverage for the<br \/>\nbest price.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-size: 22px; margin-top: 8px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 8px; padding: 0px; font-style: italic; color: #e0601f; font-weight: bold; letter-spacing: 4px; text-transform: lowercase; font-family: Palatino, serif; line-height: 24px; margin-left: 0;\"><span style=\"font-size: 22px; margin-top: 8px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 8px; padding: 0px; font-style: italic; color: #e0601f; font-weight: bold; letter-spacing: 4px; text-transform: lowercase; font-family: Palatino, serif; line-height: 24px; margin-left: 0;\"><a id=\"note4\" style=\"color: #e0601f; text-decoration: none; font-style: italic; margin-top: 0; margin-right: 0; margin-bottom: 6px; margin-left: 0; font-size: 12px; font-family: Palatino, serif;\" name=\"think\"><\/a><\/span>Think like a Marketer!<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-style: italic; font-size: 13px; line-height: 17px; color: #c60; text-align: left; margin-top: 8px; font-family: Palatino, serif; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 8px; font-weight: bold; margin-left: 0;\">Hot new Open enrollment trend \u2013 DDI partners with customized benefits video company&#8230;<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-size: 12px; line-height: 16px; margin-top: 8px; margin-right: 0px; margin-left: 0; color: #000; font-family: Palatino, serif;\">Are your employee communications keeping up with the times? The web has changed the way people consume information. They want rich\u00a0 information quickly, and in bite-sized chunks. Traditional employee communications methods such as emails, brochures, and seminars are not enough anymore. Companies are turning to engaging video experiences designed for today\u2019s busy employees. \u00a0DDI has partnered with a first in class HR and benefits videos company to help modernize our clients\u2019 benefits communications. Why keep using that old Walkman when you can use an Iphone??\u00a0 We are helping simplify important HR topics like benefits, health care reform, and retirement programs and make them accessible anywhere and anytime.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-size: 12px; line-height: 16px; margin-top: 8px; margin-right: 0px; margin-left: 0; color: #000; font-family: Palatino, serif;\">Call us to schedule a time to meet or set up a demo!<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: right; font-size: 12px; line-height: 16px; margin-top: 8px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0; margin-left: 0; color: #000; font-family: Palatino, serif;\"><a style=\"color: #e0601f; text-decoration: none; font-style: italic; margin-top: 0; margin-right: 0; margin-bottom: 6px; margin-left: 0; font-size: 12px; font-family: Palatino, serif;\" href=\"#top\">^back to top<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-style: italic; font-size: 13px; line-height: 17px; color: #c60; text-align: left; margin-top: 8px; font-family: Palatino, serif; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 8px; font-weight: bold;\">For more information on creating a customized benefits package for your employees, contact DDI Benefits at 503.206.5654, or via email to <a style=\"color: #444; text-decoration: none;\" href=\"mailto:dena@ddibenefits.com\">dena@ddibenefits.com<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Save the date for our Open House and 5th Anniversary Celebration, and more!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"nf_dc_page":"","_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[6,9,10],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-306","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-healthcare-reform","category-resources","category-small-business"],"acf":[],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/pa1tE9-4W","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/ddibenefits.com\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/306","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/ddibenefits.com\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/ddibenefits.com\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ddibenefits.com\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ddibenefits.com\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=306"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/ddibenefits.com\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/306\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/ddibenefits.com\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=306"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ddibenefits.com\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=306"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ddibenefits.com\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=306"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}