[GSA Council] URGENT: Fwd: Online voting for upcoming health insurance

Yihan Hannah Wu h394097267 at gmail.com
Wed May 29 16:16:28 PDT 2019 

For

On Wed, May 29, 2019 at 7:15 PM meeting facilitator <
meetingfacilitator.gsa at gmail.com> wrote:

> Hello all,
>
> Some of the directors has not voted for the motion below yet. Please vote
> by For, Against or Abstain.
>
> Moved: Etta
> Seconded: Boshra
>
> For: Sahar, Avneet, Karolyne, Divya
>
> Not voted yet: The rest of directors.
>
> Regards,
> Rouzbeh Ghouchani
>
> On Tue, May 28, 2019 at 1:31 PM Etta Sandry <etta.sandry at gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> Hi Rouzbeh, the motion is below.
>>
>> Etta
>>
>>
>> Whereas the GSA runs and operates a Health and Dental Plan program for
>> its membership,
>>
>> Whereas the Health and Dental Plan is the most utilized service that the
>> GSA provides with about 2,500 members enrolled on a yearly basis, both
>> international students and Canadians,
>>
>> Whereas the GSA has been subsidizing the costs of the Plan for the last
>> two years with Health and Dental Plan Fee surpluses collected in years
>> prior, and no such surplus is remaining,
>>
>> Whereas the GSA has a mandate to overview Plan benefits design and care
>> for their membership,
>>
>> Whereas the GSA is one of the last student unions with no Mental Health
>> insurance coverage,
>>
>> BIRT that the GSA includes Mental Health benefits at a rate of up to 50%
>> coverage per session with a $500 per year Maximum in its Health and Dental
>> Plan for the 2019-2020 academic/policy. This inclusion will account for
>> $23.19 of the increased cost to the plan.
>> BIRT that the GSA adjusts its Health & Dental Plan Fee Cap from the
>> current $306.62 to $370.00 to account for the above benefit change as well
>> as increases in the cost of the claims paid out.
>>
>> On May 28, 2019, at 1:21 PM, meeting facilitator <
>> meetingfacilitator.gsa at gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>> Hello all,
>>
>> Still the exact wording of the motion you are voting on is not clear to
>> me.
>>
>> Please one of the directors clarify the exact wording of the motion that
>> would like to move, then I will send the motion online, then everybody
>> vote.
>>
>> I think this is the right thing to do.
>>
>>
>> Regards,
>> Rouzbeh Ghouchani
>>
>> On Mon, 27 May 2019, 21:54 Etta Sandry, <etta.sandry at gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>>> Hello all! I would like to move on the motion, however I am confused
>>> because in the presentation, I understood that the Premium would increase
>>> by only around $23 but in the motion drafted by executives, the plan fee
>>> cap increases by nearly $64. Perhaps there is something I am
>>> misunderstanding in between the premium cost and fee cap... Can one of the
>>> executives explain the difference?
>>>
>>> Either way, I would like to move that "the GSA includes Mental Health
>>> benefits at a rate of up to 50% coverage per session with a $500 per year
>>> Maximum in its Health and Dental Plan for the 2019-2020 academic/policy
>>> year" but we should put the exact increase in premium cost in the wording
>>> of the motion.
>>>
>>> Thanks everyone!
>>>
>>> Etta
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> On Fri, May 24, 2019 at 10:31 AM Masoumeh Zaare <masoumehzaare at gmail.com>
>>> wrote:
>>>
>>>> Dear Executive's team,
>>>>
>>>> Thanks for your clarification. As you said you were following up our
>>>> request to reduce the insurance cost for international students. Please let
>>>> me know the final price for this insurance plan.
>>>>
>>>> Second, according to the by-law, you should "publish an annual G.S.A
>>>> report summarizing the G.S.A. achievements during your term as well as
>>>> outlining tasks resolved by Council".Please let me know when this report
>>>> will be ready.
>>>>
>>>> Thanks and regards,
>>>> Masoumeh
>>>>
>>>> On Thu, May 23, 2019 at 5:52 PM Aathi Prasath Agasthiappan <
>>>> external at gsaconcordia.ca> wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> Hi guys,
>>>>>
>>>>> Just to make things more clear, the insurance plan premium which Amir
>>>>> explained we wanted to reduce was the one from bluecross for international
>>>>> students which is currently under the control of Concordia university.
>>>>>
>>>>> The online voting sent now by Rouzbeh is for local/residents of Canada
>>>>> that is taken care by Student Care. We never listed to reduce the premium
>>>>> rates of this but what we told was we wanted to include some mental health
>>>>> benefits into this.
>>>>>
>>>>> Also, since there was no confirmation about official meeting yet we
>>>>> sent this online voting. But usually this insurance stuff is only finalized
>>>>> in Council meetings. If we reach quorum, for sure this thing will be
>>>>> finalized in our meeting on Monday. However, if quorum is not met, online
>>>>> voting is the only option as we don’t make official decisions or pass
>>>>> motions in an unofficial discussion.
>>>>>
>>>>> We will there answer questions if you any regarding this insurance and
>>>>> also we have sent all the documents beforehand so that you can clear idea
>>>>> about it.
>>>>>
>>>>> Thanks,
>>>>> Aathi Prasath Agasthiappan
>>>>>
>>>>> On Thursday, May 23, 2019, HARISH BABU MULLAPUDI <
>>>>> mullapudiharishbabu at gmail.com> wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>> Hi all
>>>>>> we will have to discuss about the insurance plan as far as i remember
>>>>>> you said that the premium for the insurance will go down. lets have a
>>>>>> discussion and finalize.
>>>>>>
>>>>>>  Thank you & Regards
>>>>>> Harish Babu Mullapudi
>>>>>>
>>>>>> On Thu, May 23, 2019 at 3:17 PM Masoumeh Zaare <
>>>>>> masoumehzaare at gmail.com> wrote:
>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Dear executive’s team,
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> As far as I remember, we had requested for finding an alternative
>>>>>>> insurance which will be offering a lower price.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Second, I disagree with moving an online voting for such a sensitive
>>>>>>> topic which is the concern of many students. I also encourage the directors
>>>>>>> to show up on Monday to discuss about it in details.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Thanks for your understanding.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Regards,
>>>>>>> Masoumeh
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> On Thu, May 23, 2019 at 1:34 PM meeting facilitator <
>>>>>>> meetingfacilitator.gsa at gmail.com> wrote:
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> Hello directors,
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> Regarding the following very important email from the executives
>>>>>>>> about the health insurance, *is there anyone who would like to
>>>>>>>> move an online motion **to accept or reject the proposal by
>>>>>>>> student care health insurance for the next year(sept 2019-Aug 2020)?*
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> *The deadline to vote is Wednesday evening upon the executive's
>>>>>>>> request.*
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> Regards,
>>>>>>>> Rouzbeh Ghouchani
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> ---------- Forwarded message ---------
>>>>>>>> From: Aathi Prasath Agasthiappan <external at gsaconcordia.ca>
>>>>>>>> Date: Wed, 22 May 2019, 23:42
>>>>>>>> Subject: Online voting for upcoming health insurance
>>>>>>>> To: meeting facilitator <meetingfacilitator.gsa at gmail.com>
>>>>>>>> Cc: Robert Sonin <president at gsaconcordia.ca>
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> Hi Rouzbeh,
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> Hope you are doing well. I would request you to email all directors
>>>>>>>> and set up an online voting - to accept or reject the proposal by student
>>>>>>>> care health insurance for the next year(sept 2019-Aug 2020).
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> PFA attached all the details you need to add in the email for the
>>>>>>>> directors to view before voting. The directors can find all details
>>>>>>>> regarding the cost calculation and how the rates have increased over time
>>>>>>>> and also additional cost of including the mental health benefit - NOTE: GSA
>>>>>>>> is a only association to not have mental health benefits for its students.
>>>>>>>> However all these comes with increased prices and the additional prices for
>>>>>>>> including mental health benefits are added below,
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> "Psychology Coverage : Maximum of 50% per visit and up to $400
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> The cost impact on the Health Premium would be : *$19.11*
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> Psychology Coverage : Maximum of 50% per visit and up to $500
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> The cost impact on the Health Premium would be : *$23.98*
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> When the new Health Plan fee cap, remember that you're adding the
>>>>>>>> cost of the benefit to the Projected Plan Premium of 2019-20 of
>>>>>>>> *$168.22* and rounding up.
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> The least expensive option was to go with a Max of $30 per visit
>>>>>>>> and a $500 Total for *$9.56"*
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> Kindly email the directors as early as possible and please provide
>>>>>>>> them a maximum deadline upto wednesday evng. This is something really
>>>>>>>> important and finalized soon and so i would request everyone to respond on
>>>>>>>> time considering the benefits of students.
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> Regards,
>>>>>>>> Aathi Prasath Agasthiappan
>>>>>>>> *Vice President - External*
>>>>>>>>
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>>>>> *Vice President - External*
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