(Washington, DC) The District of Columbia Department of Insurance, Securities and Banking (DISB) and the National Association of Insurance Commissioners (NAIC) today presented a charity gift of health insurance to Mary’s Center for Maternal and Child Care, located in the Adams Morgan neighborhood. The gift, which was donated by NAIC, will provide much needed aid to 56 low-income families. DISB Commissioner Thomas E. Hampton was on hand to make the presentation this morning.
“Too many families in the District of Columbia lack basic health insurance, or access to care, and DISB is pleased that the NAIC is lending a helping hand to mark its 135th anniversary and in recognition of its 56 members,” said Hampton who suggested Mary’s Center as the beneficiary of the gift as many DISB employees had given money to the center through the DC One Fund Drive. “I believe that Mary’s Center will put the gift to good use for the families around the District.”
Mary’s Center received a check for $5,000 to enroll 56 new District families (one for each state/territory) in health insurance and nutrition assistance programs. The center aims to provide health care, education and social services for those in need. Established in 1988, Mary’s Center strives to build better futures through the delivery of health care, education and social services, with a focus on District families who work in jobs where health insurance is not available. The nonprofit center is a Federally Qualified Health Center, recognized both nationally and locally for demonstrating how improved access to culturally appropriate core heath services, and wrap-around social services, provided with sensitivity to culture and family leads to healthy individuals and stronger families.
The District of Columbia is hosting the NAIC, which has been holding its 2006 summer meeting, from June 10 to June 13, at the Marriott Wardman Park Hotel. Based in Kansas City, MO, NAIC is the coordinating body of the chief insurance regulatory officials of the 50 states, the District of Columbia and five US territories. Its objective is to help state insurance regulators in consumer protection and maintaining the financial stability of the insurance industry by offering financial, actuarial, legal, technical, research, market conduct and economic expertise.
