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

[Jean-Simon Castonguay]

For

On Fri, May 31, 2019 at 9:51 PM meeting facilitator <
meetingfacilitator.gsa at gmail.com> wrote:

> Hello all,
>
> Irina and Jean-Simon have not voted to the motion below yet. Please vote
> by For, Against or Abstain.
> To have the motion adopted, we need all directors to vote according to the
> bylaws (Article V, point 12).
>
> 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.
>
>
> Moved: Etta
> Seconded: Boshra
>
> For: Sahar, Avneet, Karolyne, Divya, Anumeet, Yihan Wu, Panteha, Abhi,
> Anuj, Mahmud Joarder, Fangfang, Masoumeh, Nancy, Yinglin, Shreyas, Harish
>
> Against:
> Abstain:
>
>
> Regards,
> Rouzbeh Ghouchani
>
> On Fri, May 31, 2019 at 9:31 PM meeting facilitator <
> meetingfacilitator.gsa at gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> Hello all,
>>
>> Irina has not voted to the motion below yet. Please vote by For, Against
>> or Abstain.
>> To have the motion adopted, we need all directors to vote according to
>> the bylaws (Article V, point 12).
>>
>> 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.
>>
>>
>> Moved: Etta
>> Seconded: Boshra
>>
>> For: Sahar, Avneet, Karolyne, Divya, Anumeet, Yihan Wu, Panteha, Abhi,
>> Anuj, Mahmud Joarder, Fangfang, Masoumeh, Nancy, Yinglin, Shreyas, Harish
>>
>> Against:
>> Abstain:
>>
>>
>> Regards,
>> Rouzbeh Ghouchani
>>
>> On Fri, May 31, 2019 at 3:45 PM HARISH BABU MULLAPUDI <
>> mullapudiharishbabu at gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>>> For
>>>
>>> Sent from my iPhone
>>>
>>> On May 31, 2019, at 2:28 PM, Masoumeh Zaare <masoumehzaare at gmail.com>
>>> wrote:
>>>
>>> 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
>>>>>
>>>>> 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
>>>>>>>>>>>>> Concordia University
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>>>>>>>>>> Regards,
>>>>>>>>>> Aathi Prasath Agasthiappan
>>>>>>>>>> *Vice President - External*
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>> Graduate Students Association
>>>>>>>>>> Concordia University
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