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PGA Unveils Healthcare Initiative For Qualified Producers; Blumhouse, Legendary, Macro & Berlanti Sign On In First Round
Nearly 74 years after the Producers Guild of America was formed, its members tonight learned they finally be getting closer to getting healthcare coverage. PGA presidents Stephanie Allain and Donald De Line just announced at the trade organization’s annual Award ceremony Sunday that the group has launched an initiative to eventually see every health insurance […]
PGA presidents Stephanie Allain and Donald De Line just announced at the trade organization’s annual Award ceremony Sunday that the group has launched an initiative to eventually see every health insurance benefits for all full-time producers in the film and TV biz. On this long march towards providing coverage, which Allain and De Line call a “ground breaking step,” the PGA says powerhouses Blumhouse, Legendary, Charles D. King’s MACRO and Berlanti Productions have already signed on and pledged to include health insurance contributions in their budgets. Eligible hours and contributions have changed over the years, but, as the most recent WGA and SAG-AFTRA strikes and subsequent new agreements made very clear, healthcare access remains one of the vital tenets of Tinseltown economic security.
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