FU? I'm guessing they avoid using the acronym?
BTW - our's is a Canadian plan  - but I think health Spending Accounts are 
universal - ask your health Insurance provider for more info.   We have a 
number of members using the service.

Chad




On 2012-05-08, at 12:28 PM, Alex Hillman wrote:

> The freelancer's union can only offer their health coverage in NYC:
> 
> http://www.freelancersunion.org/benefits/mutual-benefits.html
> 
> The issue with offering group healthcare is that the laws are regional. The 
> movement that the FU has been able to make is unfortunately limited to their 
> base region, NYC. 
> 
> 
> -- 
> /ah
> indyhall.org
> coworking in philadelphia
> On Tuesday, May 8, 2012 at 12:23 PM, Katherine Warman Kern wrote:
> 
>> Does Freelancer Union have some sort of affiliate program for co-working 
>> centers for health coverage?
>>  
>> From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On 
>> Behalf Of Chad Ballantyne
>> Sent: Tuesday, May 08, 2012 12:15 PM
>> To: [email protected]
>> Cc: [email protected]
>> Subject: Re: [Coworking] Coworking membership & Group Health Insurance?
>>  
>> We offer Health Spending Accounts for our members through a local provider. 
>> Because the individual member is part of a "club" they can get access.  A 
>> nice value added.
>>  
>> Chad
>>  
>>  
>> On 2012-05-08, at 12:12 PM, Alex Hillman wrote:
>> 
>> 
>> I'm pretty sure that it's not group insurance, but instead recommended plans 
>> that they researched. If that's not the case, I'd also love to know what 
>> they managed to pull off.
>>  
>>  
>> -- 
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>> On Tuesday, May 8, 2012 at 12:07 PM, Aliza Torok Schlabach wrote:
>> 
>> Hi everyone,
>>  
>> I just saw this article 
>> http://thenextweb.com/us/2012/05/07/wework-labs-coworking-space-will-open-new-offices-in-san-francisco-next-week/
>>  which mentions that WeWork Labs NY now "offers health insurance to members 
>> for ~360/month, which should make its membership that much more worthwhile 
>> to freelancers".
>>  
>> I looked into group health insurance for Coworking for Parents, and was told 
>> that it's not possible since I'm not employing members.  I would love to 
>> know what type of deal WeWork Labs put together, who their insurance agent 
>> is, and if any other coworking spaces offer group health insurance policies.
>>  
>> Thoughts? Thanks in advance!
>>  
>>  
>> Aliza Schlabach
>> Founder, Coworking for Parents
>> www.CoworkingForParents.com
>> 215.858.4658
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>> http://www.newsworks.org/index.php/component/flexicontent/item/38065-coworking-space-for-parents-in-manayunk
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