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| re: Isn’t health insurance through the union | |
| Posted by: ryhog 06:17 pm EDT 04/05/21 | |
| In reply to: re: Isn’t health insurance through the union - Singapore/Fling 06:01 pm EDT 04/05/21 | |
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| There are, so far as I can tell from what I am reading , two things at play: actors who do not qualify for health insurance because they have not logged enough weeks (a particularly acute issue right now) and who would be covered as workers' comp, and people who are not sick but are isolating due to possible exposure. I don't think it is at all likely this would ever be extended to the flu because "covid is not a bad case of the flu." | |
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| re: Isn’t health insurance through the union | |
| Posted by: Singapore/Fling 06:22 pm EDT 04/05/21 | |
| In reply to: re: Isn’t health insurance through the union - ryhog 06:17 pm EDT 04/05/21 | |
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| If someone hasn't logged enough weeks but then get a contract, would they still not have insurance through Equity? Or would they have to wait until the next year for the insurance to kick in? God, healthcare is such a disaster in this country... |
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| re: Isn’t health insurance through the union | |
| Posted by: TheHarveyBoy 06:31 am EDT 04/08/21 | |
| In reply to: re: Isn’t health insurance through the union - Singapore/Fling 06:22 pm EDT 04/05/21 | |
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| I believe that an actor has to work 12 weeks in any six months in order to have health insurance coverage the FOLLOWING six months. So, working on a show from January 1 to March 23 gets you six months' coverage starting July 1. Not much good if you get sick in April, or January for that matter. | |
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