Can we maybe create a page on the wiki to start documenting resources, ideas and the like? I don't know that we'll find a one-solution that fits all, but starting with educating ourselves would be great.
http://wiki.coworking.info/Healthcare I also agree that geography is an issue to consider -- so it might also help to document what people have done in different places... Where the local goverment helps out, etc -- perhaps as a namespaced extension: CoworkingBrooklynHealthcare or something. In the long term, it'd be ideal if coworking community members were given at least three solid choices for affordable care -- and that, together, we could lower the rates for everyone by harnessing our collective purchasing power. It's a tall order, but no one seems to be likely to do it for us. Chris On 3/5/07, Gregory Heller <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I'd mention AHIRC http://www.ahirc.org/ > Access to Health Insurance / Resource For Care (CivicActions is in the > process of working with them on a site redesign). They are a clearing house > for health insurance information specifically for artists. > > My understanding of frlancers union is that it ain't cheap! upwards of $400 > a month. > > Insurance rates fluctuate wildly based on age and city of residence. > > I would recommend that folks look at HDHPs (High Deductible Health Plans) > combined with HSAs (Health savings accounts). > > Basically, you assume that as a young health person you are not going to > have lots of chronic health care costs, so you get a catastrophic plan that > will cover hospitalizations or any big unexpected stuff, then you save money > before taxes in an HSA and you use that money to pay your deductibe, which > might be as high as $2500. But since your plan costs you around 100 to 200 > a month,, your annual health insurance payment is maybe around 2k and the > 2500 that you put into the hsa stays there, and you can keep on adding to it > up to a certain amount each year. > > > Sorry if this isn't so clear. It's getting late, but i saw the question so > figured i would chime in with some info. > > > On 3/5/07, Brad Neuberg <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > > > It sounds like a partnership situation is the best way to do this, to > > ease our own administration burdens. Possibly with NASE, the > > Freelancers Union, etc. > > > > Best, > > Brad > > > > On 3/5/07, Tara Hunt <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > We actually just spoke with the Net Squared folks (a project of > > > Compumentor.org) about this and they will be sending us some resources > > that > > > we will pass along and look into. I think they said that one of them is > > > called Working Solutions. They also have another package that gives us > > some > > > options with creating a membership organization to get a bulk discount. > > > > > > T > > > > > > > > > On 3/5/07, matthew <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > > > > > Check out your chamber of commerce. In Brooklyn, they will soon be > > > > offering health insurance to small biz AND sole proprietors. I've > > > > requested more details but it seems like it will be more affordable > > > > than the Freelancers Union. > > > > > > > > good luck, > > > > matthew > > > > > > > > http://theCoup.org > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > On Mar 5, 10:34 am, "Tara Hunt" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > > > Trinet is *expensive.* Last time I talked you needed 5 > > > > > > employees and it was $200/head pay to play. > > > > > > > > > > When I was at Riya.com, we used Trinet and I paid over $600/month to > > the > > > > > health/dentalcare for family coverage (because I have a teenage > > son), > > > and I > > > > > still have hospital bills! > > > > > > > > > > It's so odd to me that there isn't a funded healthcare system here. > > I've > > > > > taken it for granted for so long being a Canadian. Now, when > > something > > > is > > > > > wrong, I don't go to the doctor in fear of going broke. :| It would > > be > > > > > awesome if something was in place for us. I could handle $200/month, > > > > > personally, but I recognize that won't work for everyone, and that > > is > > > part > > > > > of the nightmare of administration. > > > > > > > > > > I'd love to hear more, Dave. There are so many indie workers and > > small > > > > > companies out there that I'm positive that this has been looked at > > > before. > > > > > > > > > > -- > > > > > Sincerely, > > > > > > > > > > Tara > > > > > ----------------------- > > > > > tara 'miss rogue' hunt > > > > > agent provocateur > > > > > Citizen Agency (www.citizenagency.com) > > > > > blog:www.horsepigcow.com > > > > > phone: 415-694-1951 > > > > > fax: 415-727-5335 > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > agent provocateur > > > > Citizen Agency (www.citizenagency.com) > > > > blog: www.horsepigcow.com > > > > phone: 415-694-1951 > > > > fax: 415-727-5335 > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > -- Chris Messina Citizen Provocateur & Open Source Ambassador-at-Large Work: http://citizenagency.com Blog: http://factoryjoe.com/blog Cell: 412 225-1051 Skype: factoryjoe This email is: [ ] bloggable [X] ask first [ ] private --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Coworking" group. 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