Testimonials

Mary Brown

“Spreading the USA+ Gospel”

Your United Service Association For Health Care (USA+) membership can save you money on much more than health care — just take it from Mary Brown. Ask her why she’s so enthusiastic about her membership, and she’ll tell you a hair-raising story about a giant plumbing leak that nearly took a major bite out of her bank account.

Then, she’ll tell you how USA+ saved her almost $1,000 in repair costs.

“I came home from work one afternoon and discovered that a pipe had burst,” says the 54-year-old widow and mother of two adult children. “When I took a closer look, I found that a ceiling and several walls had been severely damaged by the leak.”

But that wasn’t the worst part. “The home repair company wanted several thousands of dollars to do the job, and that certainly wasn’t part of my budget,” she says. “I worried myself sick for a while—and then one day I remembered that I had a USA+ package of home benefits.” Brown had signed up for USA+ several years ago at the recommendation of a friend.

She let out a huge sigh of relief after she learned that her USA+ benefits package would reimburse her for the $500 deductible on her homeowner’s insurance policy. In addition, by tapping into the Tradesmen Referral Program — another USA+ benefit—she was able to find a reliable contractor who did an excellent job for $450 less than any other estimate.

“You can imagine how I felt,” she says. “I saved $950, thanks to USA+, and once my homeowner’s insurance kicked in, I wound up paying only $150 of the $4,000 repair cost. I’ve been singing the praises of USA+ ever since!”

For the cheerfully upbeat Brown, a financial analyst who reviews Department of Defense contracts for a Virginia-based private consulting firm, the “miracle” of the savings from USA+ was only the latest sign that her strong Christian faith continues to protect her from the storms of life.

A devout churchgoer, the hymn-singing Brown says she was so pleased by the “prompt, courteous service” she received that she decided several months ago to become an agent to sell the USA+ program herself. Since then, she’s been “spreading the gospel” night and day, as a part-time representative of the nonprofit national association, which relies on its group purchasing power to sharply reduce the cost of home repairs, automobile expenses, and many other products and services.

“I’m a joyful person at heart,” says Brown, “and it’s a wonderful feeling whenever I’m able to help one of my clients save a lot of money by taking advantage of the buying power of USA+.”

These days, much of the joy that comes into her life comes from telling all sorts of people about the many benefits that become available when they’re a member of USA+.

“Just the other day, a close friend called me from out on the highway,” she says. “She’d just gotten a flat tire ... and because she was a member of USA+, she was able to get the help she needed within 30 minutes. How can you beat that?”

It doesn’t take much for Brown to convince others that USA+ can save them money, she says—she’s living proof.

“I just tell them what happened to me,” she says, laughing. “And that’s usually all it takes to bring them aboard!”