In my April 11th post here I encouraged any readers of this blog to participate in the VoiceoverXtra survey on Voice Actors’ Health Insurance status/issues/needs.

It’s uncanny how timely this article arrived for me, as today our family’s health insurance  which is obtained through my spouse’s employer becomes effective with a new carrier TODAY! Time will tell how the coverage changes will impact us. One thing I can say for sure, premiums we’ll pay will increase, as will the co-pays for Dr. visits and Rx plans.!

I just received the following from John Florian, publisher:

You may have wanted to know when the VoiceOverXtra HEALTH INSURANCE SURVEY results were in, to mention on your blog – and they’re now live. It’s featured at the top of the home page: www.VoiceOverXtra.com
 
I found that most VOs are quite worried about their future health insurance, and that 18% have no coverage at all. They say the system is ‘horrendous’ – among other fiesty comments.