Affordable Care Act: Important Dates (revised)
Important revised dates to put on your calendar regarding the Affordable Care Act.
Field Trip: A Visit to Congress
Meeting your member of Congress in Washington, D.C., is a great way to make your voice heard with lawmakers and to share the important work your company does in the community. Read about a recent legislative visit on Capitol Hill by Nashville Ballet’s Paul Vasterling. And then schedule your own, with Dance/USA’s Legislative Director Brandon Gryde.
A Dancer & Health Insurance
I have been without health insurance for one year, three months, and
10 days as of today. I am 27 years old, physically active, have no
chronic health problems that require treatment or medication. I don’t
smoke. I only drink on occasion (and then in moderation), and as a
freelance dancer and part-time non-profit administrator in New York, I
make about $22,000 a year after taxes. I am at once exactly the kind of
person the Affordable Care Act was written for, and exactly the kind of
person they are afraid won’t sign up.
If I choose not to sign up I will be penalized $224 (1 percent of my income). Read on to find out more about the options Alexander Thompson faces.
How To Find Help Understanding Coverage Options
With all of the new coverage options and requirements under the
Affordable Care Act, most people will need some help understanding their
coverage options and responsibilities under the Affordable Care Act.
Fortunately, the law creates a number of programs designed to provide
help online, over the phone, and in person.
Raising the Curtain on the Affordable Care Act
Few professionals have as keen a need as dancers to stay as healthy and injury-free as possible, yet health care coverage is by no means guaranteed in the dance world. The Affordable Care Act seeks to improve access to health insurance across the country, while also improving the quality and comprehensiveness of coverage for those who currently have it. Read on for more on the ACA written for the dancer and dance company.
Every Dancer Insured: An Affordable Care Act Primer
With the passage of the Affordable Care Act in 2010, and its full
implementation beginning this past month in October 2013, it has now
become possible for every member of this group to obtain health
insurance with full benefits at a reasonable cost.
One of the most significant changes in health
insurance, is the option to purchase
insurance on the individual market, as many dancers do. Read on for more on this new insurance program and the options available.
A New Year’s Resolution for the Dance Field
My hope for all of us in 2014 is that we can practice and celebrate
self-determination. By self-determination I mean using our voices,
making our own frames of reference, and creating for ourselves. I want
us to be loud, and large, and powerful, both as individuals and as a
field. I want us to be a force to reckoned with. I am dance, hear me
roar!
Invitation to the Dance
Dance can be an intimidating art form for many, audience development leaders and presenters often hear from patrons or prospective patrons who are hesitant to attend modern dance concerts. Whether you find dance to be a familiar country, or worry you won’t “get
it” and will be out of the cultural loop, read on. Here are some
helpful guideposts from Jacob’s Pillow for seeing, discussing, and appreciating dance.
Ballet’s Biggest Annual Party: Freelancing ‘The Nutcracker’
The period between Black Friday and Boxing Day is
commonly the most financially rewarding for big and
small businesses alike. Ballet is no exception. During this period, ballet companies
across the country throw their biggest annual holiday party, which helps keep many a ballet company afloat, providing essential operating funds.
Just as big and small businesses benefit from holiday spending,
freelance dancers like Barry Kerollis benefit from The Nutcracker. Read on to see how this Philadelphia-based dancer navigates the ups and downs of Nutcracker madness.
What We Talk About When We Talk About Race, Part Two
Too many of the mainstream narratives about race in the United States
are stuck in mid-twentieth-century paradigms of black vs. white. The
classic archetypes of the oppressor and the oppressed make for good
movies, but the racial groups that feature in conversations about race
today are insanely reductive visions of reality. Read on for more on this provocative topic.