Fwd: Health Insurance for RPT's?

[Mark Schecter]

My thanks to you as well, Joel. I wonder if the fact that Senate 
committees are squashing this, which it seems would not cost the people 
at large anything, perhaps means that some insurance companies don't 
like the idea of a lot of people teaming up to pay them less. I guess 
that's understandable from a purely mercenary perspective. On the other 
hand, we're a bunch of motivated, self-employed self-starters, with 
every reason to maintain our health and cost the insurer as little as 
possible, in an industry that must be low on the health risk hierarchy. 
Seems like we'd be a relatively low-cost set of insureds.

I agree - it's time to make our desires known to our representatives, 
and to discover what the holdup has been.

-Mark Schecter
Oakland, CA

Senator Dianne Feinstein http://www.senate.gov/~feinstein/contact.html
Senator Barbara Boxer http://boxer.senate.gov/contact/email/index.cfm

Joel A. Jones wrote:
> John, Mark, & List,
> 
> I emailed PTG and the attached is the reply comment
> on your health insurance questions. The House
> evidently thinks it is a good idea, but the Senate is
> not yet ready.
> 
> Perhaps a contact with our local Senators would
> be worth our time.
> 
> Joel
> Joel Jones, RPT
> Madison, WIl
> 
> Begin forwarded message:
> 
>     *From: *Barbara Cassaday <barbcassaday at sbcglobal.net>
>     *Date: *April 2, 2006 10:00:21 PM CDT
>     *To: *"'Joel A. Jones'" <jajones2 at wisc.edu>
>     *Subject: RE: Health Insurance for RPT's?
>     Reply-To: *Barbara at ptg.org
> 
> 
> 
>     Joel,
>     There has been no notable progress in getting the senate to pass the
>     legislation necessary to offer health care that crosses state lines
>     for groups such as associations.  I’ve watched the AHP bills for
>     several years.  The House has passed several versions of the same
>     bill but Senate holds them up every time.  They seem to get stuck in
>     committee and never make it to the floor for a vote.  I’ll keep
>     watching and report any new developments as they come along.  Feel
>     free to share this information as you see fit.
>     Barb
>      
>      
> 
>     *From:* Joel A. Jones [mailto:jajones2 at wisc.edu]
>     *Sent:* Sunday, April 02, 2006 7:12 PM
>     *To:* Cassaday Barbara
>     *Subject:* Fwd: Health Insurance for RPT's?
>      
> 
>     Barb,
> 
>     In case you don't have enough administration duties the addition
>     of health insurance would be welcomed by these techs. :-)
> 
>     Just thought I would add this to your Monday Musings.
> 
>     Keep in Tune.
> 
>     Joel
>     Joel Jones, RPT
>     Madison, WI
> 
> 
>     Begin forwarded message:
> 
>     *From: *"John M. Formsma" <john at formsmapiano.com>
>     *Date: *April 2, 2006 4:39:50 PM CDT
>     *To: *schecter at pacbell.net, 'Pianotech List' <pianotech at ptg.org>
>     *Subject: RE: Health Insurance for RPT's?*
>     * Reply-To: *Pianotech List <pianotech at ptg.org>
> 
> 
>     I was wondering this as well. I don't really know how group
>     insurance works.
>     I'm assuming it's cheaper to the employee because
>     1) there are more people paying premiums which reduces the risk to the
>     insurance company
>     2) the employer/corporation pays part of the premium as an incentive to
>     working there.
> 
>     Anyone know if about this, or if group insurance is feasible for PTG
>     members?
> 
>     John Formsma
>     --------------------------
>     I wonder whether some or all of the members of PTG could band together
>     and get group coverage for less?
> 
>     -Mark Schecter
>     Oakland, CA
>