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

Thu May 30 13:33:52 PDT 2019

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, Anumeet, Yihan Wu, Panteha, Abhi,
Anuj, Mahmud Joarder

Not voted yet: Irina, Fangfang, Masoumeh, Nancy, Yinglin, Shreyas, Harish

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*
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Graduate Students Association
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>>>> *Vice President - External*
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