Welcome
to the HealthcareforArtists.org, an artist run website
for Massachusetts artists of all disciplines and artist run organizations.
This site acts as an educational tool and is indebted to the
Artists Health Care Working
Group for all of its support and help.
This free site is for individual artists working in all disciplines
and artist run organizations to aid them in navigating the Federal Affordable Care Act (ACA or also known as the Obama Care)
its requirements and programs, and the existing available health care
options.
We
are using a broad and inclusive definition of artists working in all
disciplines. It encompasses: visual artists, musicians, composers, writers,
poets, playwrights, new media artists, film makers, crafts people, actors,
singers, performance artists, graphic designers, lighting designers,
dancers, choreographers, and the like. Individual artists are the foundation
that makes our society and the creative economy thrive and grow. Without
the individual artists there would be no art of any kind to present
and experience. It is that simple.
The ACA, its requirements and programs, is thus far in place under the new Trump Adminstration. We are asking visitors to subscribe to Health Care for All's Blog for updates on the ACA and what you need to know and do to navigate it.
The
information on this website should not be used as a replacement for
talking to an enrollment specialist and/or a staff person at a designated
state agency or a designated advocacy organization. It is only meant
to act as preparatory information and is not meant to be legal and/or
tax advise. If you have questions after reviewing the information provided
on this site, it is best to call an enrollment specialist or a staff
person at a designated state agency or advocacy organization. All information
on this site may be reproduced for educational purposes with permission
from Healthcare for Artists. No permission is needed for it to be downloaded/printed
out for individual use.
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This
is an artist run web site and is run by inkind donation of time and resources. Thank you to the following: Liz Nofziger
(www.nofzilla.com)
for her invaulable help with the web site design, Kathleen Bitetti for the web site design (www.kathleenbitetti.com),
Bill Fields of HealthPlan Solutions for his ongoing guidance on small business issues, and to Stu
Sherman (www.StuSherman.com)
for his legal & health care policy guidance in the launch of the site in 2007.
Special
thanks to Sophia Solar Michalski for providing the seed funding to secure the domain name for
this site and the funds for its promotional materials.
This
site was last updated 2/2/17.