{"id":95792,"date":"2022-07-14T06:39:36","date_gmt":"2022-07-14T10:39:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/voice123.com\/thebooth\/?p=95792"},"modified":"2022-11-22T05:51:48","modified_gmt":"2022-11-22T10:51:48","slug":"health-insurance-for-voice-actors","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/voice123.com\/thebooth\/health-insurance-for-voice-actors\/","title":{"rendered":"Health insurance for voice actors: help make it happen!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[vc_row row_height_percent=&#8221;0&#8243; override_padding=&#8221;yes&#8221; h_padding=&#8221;7&#8243; top_padding=&#8221;2&#8243; bottom_padding=&#8221;2&#8243; overlay_alpha=&#8221;50&#8243; gutter_size=&#8221;3&#8243; column_width_percent=&#8221;100&#8243; shift_y=&#8221;0&#8243; z_index=&#8221;0&#8243;][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/1&#8243;][vc_single_image media=&#8221;95801&#8243; media_width_percent=&#8221;100&#8243; uncode_shortcode_id=&#8221;876427&#8243;][vc_empty_space empty_h=&#8221;1&#8243;][vc_custom_heading heading_semantic=&#8221;h1&#8243; text_size=&#8221;h1&#8243; uncode_shortcode_id=&#8221;174353&#8243;]<\/p>\n<h1><b>Health insurance for voice actors\u00a0<\/b><\/h1>\n<p>[\/vc_custom_heading][vc_empty_space empty_h=&#8221;1&#8243;][vc_column_text uncode_shortcode_id=&#8221;166082&#8243;]<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Founded by professional voice actors <strong>Tim Friedlander and Carin Gilfry, <\/strong><\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.navavoices.org\/about\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">NAVA<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> (National Association Of Voice Actors)<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0is working to bring <strong>health insurance<\/strong>, among other services, to voice actors in the United States of America. Here\u2019s why that really matters and how you can get health care for voice actors &#8211; created by voice actors.<\/span>[\/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space empty_h=&#8221;1&#8243;][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row row_height_percent=&#8221;0&#8243; override_padding=&#8221;yes&#8221; h_padding=&#8221;7&#8243; top_padding=&#8221;0&#8243; bottom_padding=&#8221;2&#8243; overlay_alpha=&#8221;50&#8243; gutter_size=&#8221;3&#8243; column_width_percent=&#8221;100&#8243; shift_y=&#8221;0&#8243; z_index=&#8221;0&#8243;][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/2&#8243;][vc_custom_heading uncode_shortcode_id=&#8221;189436&#8243;]<\/p>\n<h2><strong>Early beginnings <\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>[\/vc_custom_heading][vc_column_text text_lead=&#8221;small&#8221; uncode_shortcode_id=&#8221;146291&#8243;]<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Starting an association that also provides health care is no small feat, and it didn&#8217;t happen overnight. Four years ago, Tim and Carin combined their knowledge, skills, resources, and determination to expand the scope of their voice over outreach initiatives.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In fact, during the Covid-19 pandemic, they worked together to combine financial aid assistance to freelancers in need. <em><strong>Almost $40,000 was raised as an emergency fund for those who needed help buying groceries, paying their electric bill, or seeing to other life necessities.<\/strong><\/em> <\/span><i><\/i>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][vc_column column_width_percent=&#8221;100&#8243; position_horizontal=&#8221;right&#8221; align_horizontal=&#8221;align_right&#8221; gutter_size=&#8221;2&#8243; expand_height=&#8221;yes&#8221; back_color=&#8221;color-white&#8221; overlay_alpha=&#8221;50&#8243; shift_x=&#8221;0&#8243; shift_y=&#8221;0&#8243; shift_y_down=&#8221;0&#8243; z_index=&#8221;0&#8243; medium_width=&#8221;0&#8243; mobile_width=&#8221;0&#8243; width=&#8221;1\/2&#8243; uncode_shortcode_id=&#8221;162216&#8243; back_color_type=&#8221;uncode-palette&#8221;][vc_single_image media=&#8221;95806&#8243; media_width_percent=&#8221;48&#8243; media_ratio=&#8221;one-one&#8221; alignment=&#8221;center&#8221; shape=&#8221;img-circle&#8221; uncode_shortcode_id=&#8221;141800&#8243;][vc_empty_space empty_h=&#8221;1&#8243;][vc_custom_heading text_color=&#8221;color-voice-sky&#8221; heading_semantic=&#8221;h3&#8243; text_size=&#8221;h3&#8243; sub_lead=&#8221;yes&#8221; sub_reduced=&#8221;yes&#8221; uncode_shortcode_id=&#8221;355707&#8243; text_color_type=&#8221;uncode-palette&#8221;]<\/p>\n<h5><strong>&#8220;It&#8217;s been about a year and a half of exploring what we can offer as an association, what we can provide to the larger community, and into this whole journey of exploring healthcare options for voice actors.&#8221;<\/strong><\/h5>\n<p>[\/vc_custom_heading][vc_custom_heading uncode_shortcode_id=&#8221;508626&#8243;]<\/p>\n<h5 style=\"text-align: right;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.timfriedlandervo.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><em>Tim Friedlander, co-founder<\/em><\/a><\/h5>\n<p>[\/vc_custom_heading][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row row_height_percent=&#8221;0&#8243; override_padding=&#8221;yes&#8221; h_padding=&#8221;7&#8243; top_padding=&#8221;2&#8243; bottom_padding=&#8221;2&#8243; overlay_alpha=&#8221;50&#8243; gutter_size=&#8221;3&#8243; column_width_percent=&#8221;100&#8243; shift_y=&#8221;0&#8243; z_index=&#8221;0&#8243; uncode_shortcode_id=&#8221;126028&#8243;][vc_column column_width_percent=&#8221;100&#8243; gutter_size=&#8221;3&#8243; overlay_alpha=&#8221;50&#8243; shift_x=&#8221;0&#8243; shift_y=&#8221;0&#8243; shift_y_down=&#8221;0&#8243; z_index=&#8221;0&#8243; medium_width=&#8221;0&#8243; mobile_width=&#8221;0&#8243; width=&#8221;1\/1&#8243; uncode_shortcode_id=&#8221;143901&#8243;][vc_column_text uncode_shortcode_id=&#8221;338739&#8243;]Thus NAVA was born &#8211; a non-profit association with the goal of helping voice actors. 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Recently I had to go to the ER, and for a simple two-hour stay, I got a bill for $9,645! If I didn&#8217;t have health insurance, I would be responsible for that entire bill. <\/span><\/i><em><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>And this is the thing that keeps freelancers from doing voiceover to their fullest potential because they feel like they need to stay in a job that they hate so that they can get health insurance benefits for themselves and their families<\/strong><\/span><\/em><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Subsequently, Tim and Carin, both passionate and determined to mediate health care offerings for all union and non-union voice actors, also explain that the goal for their association is to <\/span><em><strong>&#8220;work alongside others in the industry so that NAVA can help to facilitate health insurance that is affordable enough for a regular freelance voice actor. That way, people can really get into voiceover and not have to worry about themselves and their families getting into horrible medical situations.&#8221;<\/strong><\/em>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row row_height_percent=&#8221;0&#8243; override_padding=&#8221;yes&#8221; h_padding=&#8221;7&#8243; top_padding=&#8221;0&#8243; bottom_padding=&#8221;2&#8243; overlay_alpha=&#8221;50&#8243; gutter_size=&#8221;3&#8243; column_width_percent=&#8221;100&#8243; shift_y=&#8221;0&#8243; z_index=&#8221;0&#8243;][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/2&#8243;][vc_custom_heading heading_semantic=&#8221;h3&#8243; text_size=&#8221;h3&#8243; uncode_shortcode_id=&#8221;174371&#8243;]<\/p>\n<h2><strong>Overcoming challenges <\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>[\/vc_custom_heading][vc_column_text uncode_shortcode_id=&#8221;818376&#8243;]<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Naturally, it hasn&#8217;t been smooth sailing to get to the point where they can finally run a census and start talking numbers and figures. It actually took years of research, communication, and gathering information.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Tim remembers <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">dealing with this off and on for the last ten to fifteen years<\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. &#8220;I was an independent music teacher for years and didn&#8217;t have health insurance. So, I&#8217;ve been trying to gather information on the actual, correct, legal information and what is available to us. 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