Franklin County Retail Merchants Association, Inc.

CRMA provides a vital link between Franklin County businesses and county and town governments to share and address concerns of businesses.  Through membership in the Virginia Retail Merchants Association, businesses have a lobbying effect with the state legislature. 

Our members obtain the benefit of purchasing group health insurance with members only add-ons.  For information on this Anthem insurance plan, contact agent Wanda Rowe at 276-666-3600 or Darrell Hodges at 483-3325.

Promotions and events are a part of what we do.  We sponsor the Holiday Gift and Craft Show in November, the Christmas Parade in December, a Family Fun night on the third Monday of June and our Annual Auction held on a night later in June. 

By having membership in the VRMA our members have access to low cost training and reduced cost credit card processing.  Check out their website on our links page.

Anthem Value Added Association Benefits

 As an association member enrolled in the Anthem Blue Cross Association Plan, you receive - at no additional cost - special benefits and programs designed to bring even more value to your Anthem plan.

1. Anthemlife Benefits through Anthem Life.

Anthem Life's group life insurance helps employeses provide financial security for their loved ones.  As an association member you now get this security as part of your benefits plan at no additional cost.

ALL COVERED EMPLOYEES AND DEPENDENTS RECEIVE:

$10,000 Life and AD&D coverage

• Group Term Life and AD&D Insurance promise timely benefits payments for the family if an employee passes away or faces a qualified loss in an accident. 

$2,000/Spouse and $2,000/Child Dependent Life coverage

• Dependent Life Insurance pays a benefit to your employee if a spouse or child passes away.

Resource Advisor

This program gives employees and their families free and confidential access to support resources, including:

• Up to three legal and/or financial consultations for all employees
• Up to three visits per year with a counselor for employees with a disability
• Up to three in-person counseling sessions as well as three legal and/or financial consultations for beneficiaries
• 24/7 thelphone counseling and referral services
• Web site resources for child care and elder care databases, wellness information, wills, and power of attorney forms.

Travel Assistance

• Provides emergency medical assistance, travel services, and pre-departure information for members in case a medical emergency arises while traveling 100+ miles from home for personal or business reasons.

2. 360 HEALTH 

HEALTHY LIFESTYLES -  A Web-Based wellness program

Have you ever heard the expression "picture of health"?  When it comes to good health, tobacco, obesity, stressw,and poor diet don't fit into the picture.  That's where Healthy Lifestyles comes in.

Healthy Lifestyles is a Web-based incentive program that helps transform unhealthy habits into positive ones by focusing on changing behavior.

Healthy Lifestyles offers help in making behavior changes in five key areas:

• Weight
• Diet and nutrition
• Physical inactivity
• Tobacco use
• Stress

Program features include: exercise, nutrition, kids and teen focused programs, entegration with WebMD and MyHealth Assessment, health trackers, online health cosching, community support groups, condition specific healing centers, rewards for improvement and more!

Helpful online tools from Healthy Lifestyles may be accesses through www.FindAHEalthierYou.com and include:

• MyHelath assessments - allows employeesw to get a snapshot of their health and health risks
• Web-based counseling - assists employees in quitting smoking and losing weight
• Family support programs - offers engaging activities for kids and teens
• Individualized planning tools - focuses on exercise, nuitrition, and oveall wellness

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