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

Fri May 31 11:28:03 PDT 2019

For

On Thu, May 30, 2019 at 10:06 PM nancy shukla <nancy.shukla1 at gmail.com>
wrote:

> For
>
> On Thu, May 30, 2019 at 4:35 PM shreyas krishnamurthy <
> shreyask2694 at gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> For
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>> 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*
>>>>>>>>>>
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>>>>>>> Aathi Prasath Agasthiappan
>>>>>>> *Vice President - External*
>>>>>>>
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