Health plans: comparing apples to apples

Here's an interesting chart breaking down the differences among the health plans offered under the AFTRA, DGA, SAG and WGAw contracts, versus the IATSE's proposed benefits for the contract effective August 1, 2012 (listed as the MPI Health Plan).

Mike Miller, the IA's Hollywood vice-president, notes:

It is important to note that the only changes in this summary related to the MPIPHP benefits from the current MPIPHP benefits is the inclusion of the premiums for dependents of members which will be effective January 1, 2013. All of the other benefits remain unchanged.

All in all, this gives a bit of perspective ...