Masonry Magazine July 2005 Page. 8

Words: Zach Everett, Kevin Krebs, Freddie Mcmahan, G. Griffin, Marian Marshall, Jerry Miller, Donny Wilkerson, John Flynn, Bud Anderson
Masonry Magazine July 2005 Page. 8

Masonry Magazine July 2005 Page. 8
President's Message

G. Alan Griffin
President, Mason Contractors Association
of America

MCAA National Insurance Program Has Something to Offer Everyone

The Mason Contractors Association of America (MCAA) recognizes that one of the top concerns of today's mason contractors is the cost of healthcare, along with the cost-shifting that they must perform in order to continue offering health insurance and other important benefits. The MCAA will continue its diligent efforts on Capitol Hill working on the passage of the Association Health Plan legislation; however, until that happens, we recognize that our members need healthcare solutions today.

In April 2005, after many years of researching and talking to countless insurance professionals, the MCAA announced its endorsement of The Compleat Benefits Solution™ at the Masonry Showcase in Chicago, III.

The Compleat Benefits Solution offers so much more than just insurance products to our members; it is a "compleat" solution. Our members will have access not only to the insurance products that they and their employees want and need, they will also have access to important employer services offered through a partnership with HR XCEL that will allow the member and/or their staff to spend more time on other critical areas of the business. Just a few of these employer services are payroll administration, COBRA administration, benefits administration and human resources compliance. And because of the MCAA'S endorsement, our smaller member companies will also have access to HR XCEL, where in most cases they would not have had access otherwise.

The benefits experts that are involved with The Compleat Benefits Solution program have shared with me the Kaiser Health Poll Report results that were released in April 2005, which state that personal healthcare costs are more frightening to most Americans than not being able to pay rent or mortgage, losing a job, losing savings in the stock market, or being a victim of a terrorist attack or violent crime. The rising cost of healthcare and health insurance is the focal point among Americans' healthcare worries for nearly half of those surveyed in the Kaiser Health Poll Report, while more than a third worry about losing healthcare coverage as indicated in a random sampling of 1,203 adults polled between March 31, 2005, and April 3, 2005, by the Kaiser Health Poll.

And let's look at the uninsured crisis in America today, with an estimated 45 million uninsured Americans. Researchers say uninsured, working-age adults are far less likely to get any care at all, or care from a "usual source of care," than adults with health insurance. A new study analyzing data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention shows that more than 20

MCAA New Members

The Mason Contractors Association of America is proud to welcome the following new members to the Association. MCAA would like to take this opportunity to thank them for joining their fellow mason contractors nationwide in helping to build a stronger masonry industry. MCAA's members look forward to a long association with their firms.

Contractor Members

Cascade Construction Co., Inc.
P.O. Box 44668
Tacoma, Washington
Volume Classification: B

Cosella-Dorken Products, Inc.
4655 Delta Way
Beamsville, Ontario, Canada
Classification: National Associate

D&R Masonry
9511 Corsair Unit 1
Frankfort, Illinois
Volume Classification: A

Glover Masonry Corporation
4830 Dover St.
Arvada, Colorado
Volume Classification: C

McMahan Insurance
21 Sunrise Ave., Suite 12
Lexington, North Carolina
Classification: Chapter Associate

Mixtech Construction Inc.
5535 Five Forks Trickum Road
Stone Mountain, Georgia
Volume Classification: A

Simmons Masonry, Inc.
P.O. Box 65058
Fayetteville, North Carolina
Volume Classification: B

If your company is interested in becoming a member of the Mason Contractors Association of America as a Contractor, Supplier or Instructor, please contact MCAA's Director of Membership, Melissa Polivka at 800-536-2225, or complete an application at www.masoncontractors.org


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