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

Thu May 30 19:05:50 PDT 2019

For

On Thu, May 30, 2019 at 4:35 PM shreyas krishnamurthy <
shreyask2694 at gmail.com> wrote:

> For
>
> On Thu, May 30, 2019 at 4:34 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, 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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>>>>>> Aathi Prasath Agasthiappan
>>>>>> *Vice President - External*
>>>>>>
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>>>>>> Concordia University
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