Its Fall in New Hampshire!

Tuesday, October 9, 2012

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We have been organizing lots of company hikes and walks up here in Derry, NH and the surrounding areas. Our offices and manufacturing facility are located up in the great state of New Hampshire and at this time of year, all the leaves change color. It makes for an amazing backdrop for outdoor activities.

Its so important for good health to take a minute and slow down to enjoy the beauty around us. We thought we would share these beautiful images of our local area with you. We love being close to nature while we work.

We dug up a NH Fall Foliage Drive Guide that outlines fabulous fall drives all over the state. If you make your way up to our neck of the woods, don't forget to stop in and say hi!

Labels: activities, drives, fall, foliage, leaves, new hampshire, trees, walks

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Legislative Win for NH Naturopathic Physicians!

Thursday, June 21, 2012

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Hello Friends,

We are so excited to pass along the news of this encouraging press release from the American Association of Naturopathic Medicine! We would like to extend a big THANK YOU to all the individuals who have been paving the way for this bill over the last 2 years! Check it out and let us know on our Facebook page if you'd like us to help raise awareness for similar efforts in your state! We are happy to help!

-The Innate Response Formulas Team

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Contact: Gene McGill

Phone: (202) 237-8150

Email: GeneMcGill@naturopathic.org

June 21, 2012

New Hampshire Naturopathic Physicians Celebrate Legislative Win

New Hampshire's naturopathic doctors are celebrating in the state this week, as their legislation, HB 351, an act to provide insurance coverage for naturopathic doctors, was signed into law by the Governor on Monday. This bill was first introduced in September 2010, so it's been a long road leading to this sweet success.

Initially introduced in the House by sponsor John Cebrowski (R), the bill would require insurance companies to provide coverage for services delivered by NDs if those services would be covered when provided by other primary care providers. One vehement opponent in the house forced an amendment that modified the bill to require only individual health plans to make the change. The coverage would be optional for small group plans, which represent the majority of insured in the state.

In the Senate, the bill passed in its ideal form, creating the parity for ALL insurance plans. In a committee of conference, the bill's supporters were faced with a decision to take the house version or understand that the bill would be "killed". The final version signed into law delivers parity of coverage for naturopathic doctors in the individual insurance market, and creates a very easy inroad to modify the bill back to its ideal form in the next legislative session.

"We are very pleased with the outcome of this legislation, although it is an unfortunate compromise," explains Dr. Jaclyn Chasse, ND. "We would have liked to see the legislation pass with our ideal language, but we have worked out the kinks with the insurance department, insurance providers, and legislators on both sides, and feel we have a great bill and a great example of progressive legislation. Next year, we'll have to change just one word, and we've built such strong relationships that we're confident we can make that happen."

Another beneficial outcome of this legislation is that one insurer, Cigna, has elected to cover NDs as specialists for all of their members starting July 1, 2012, and another company is in conversation with the NH Association because they'd like to do the same. "This is another great outcome of this legislative process and a testament to the quality of communication from all NDs involved. We are now being sought out to be covered by insurance companies because they understand the value we could bring to their members." Hopefully a precedent which can be a model for non-mandated insurance coverage in other states!

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The American Association of Naturopathic Physicians is a professional association that strives to make naturopathic medicine available to every American, and to increase recognition of naturopathic physicians as the identified authorities on natural medicine. Learn more at www.naturopathic.org.

Labels: benefits, governor, health insurance, legislation, naturopathic, naturopaths, ND, new hampshire, NH

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New Hampshire Happenings!

Thursday, May 17, 2012

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Greetings Everyone!

Lots of fun New Hampshire happenings to report!

Spring has finally fully sprung in the granite state. Its beautiful here and our staff has been enjoying hiking in the white mountains in their free time. Our offices are located in a small New Hampshire town, on a pleasant side street with walking trails. Its not uncommon for people to get together at lunch for a leisurely stroll in order to get the blood flowing, get out in the sunshine and make a little Vitamin D! We feel very blessed to be surrounded by all the natural beauty found right out the back door.

A big step was taken in the naturopathic world this week as it applies to New Hampshire residents. NHPR reports that the NH senate approved health insurance reimbursements for Naturopaths in a new bill, which passed with a 16-8 vote. This is wonderful news, which will make it much easier for local N.D.s to practice and thrive.

Innate Response also hosted a tour group today at our manufacturing facility. Richard Lafond, our Vice President of Operations, gave a detailed overview of our raw materials process. We test incoming raw materials for allergens, herbicides and pesticides, as well as comprehensive organoleptic testing in our state of the art laboratory. Here, Richard discusses our testing practices and showcases our lab equipment, explaining the technical side of ensuring the proper nutrition is in each tablet.

After answering practitioner questions at the lab, the tour stopped into our manufacturing facility. Today, calcium was on the low-temp dryer! Innate tours allow you to observe our production process from soup to nuts and to answer any and all questions you may have. We feel transparency is important in this day and age and we are proud of the products that we make.

Angie, our Sales Coordinator, recently started a great twitter feed that gives updates on Innate workshops, dinners, tours and events. Follow her to stay up to date. And if you're ever in the great state of New Hampshire, or the Boston are in general, make sure to get in contact with her so you can experience the tour yourself!

Speaking of events, we are planning our most exciting event to date in Boston this summer. Innate Response Formulas has partnered with Dr Andrew Weil to bring you our Seasonal Therapeutics Seminar Series. Click here for more information on the seminar and click here to register. Please keep in mind that space is very limited!

Keep your eyes peeled for upcoming new product releases. Lots of exciting things are on the horizon!

Labels: andrew weil, naturopaths, ND, new hampshire, seasonal therapeutics, tour

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