AHIRC: The Health Insurance Resource Directory

Upcoming Seminars and Events



New York

Finding and Keeping Health Insurance
Thursdays, 12:30 - 1:30
729 Seventh Avenue, 10th floor

This workshop explores various options for obtaining health insurance in the New York City metro area and finding affordable health care when uninsured. It is designed for those who work in the performing arts field, and includes a Q&A session. There is no reservation or pre-registration required.

Getting Affordable Health Care in NYC for Comedians
Sunday, January 22, 3 - 4:30pm
The Creek and The Cave
10-93 Jackson Avenue
Long Island City NY 11101
Phone: 718-706-8783
Email: creeklic@gmail.com

This workshop explores various options for obtaining health insurance in New York City and finding affordable health care when uninsured. There is no registration required.


Los Angeles

Getting and Keeping Health Insurance
The first Wednesday of every month, 1:30 - 3:00
5757 Wilshire Blvd., Suite 400

This seminar is for members of the entertainment industry and the performing and visual arts communities who want to know their options for obtaining affordable health insurance and health care in the Los Angeles area. Participants will learn to use this website. Contact Dan Kitowski at 323.933.9244 ext.32, or dkitowski@actorsfund.org to register.


AHIRC’s EVERY ARTIST INSURED Tour 2011-12

The Actors Fund’s Artists Health Insurance Resource Center (AHIRC) is proud to announce AHIRC’s EVERY ARTIST INSURED Tour 2010-11. In the coming months, The Fund’s AHIRC team of health insurance experts, through partnerships with local arts organizations, will reach out to performing arts and entertainment professionals, as well as visual artists, across the country, with seminars and workshops to help explain how health care reform offers new and affordable options for coverage.

Since its inception in 1998, The Fund’s Artists Health Insurance Resource Center (AHIRC) has had one goal: to have every artist in this country insured. With the passage of the health care reform bill, we are closer than ever to realizing this goal! So check out the list of cities below, attend a workshop or forward to a friend!

Don’t see your city on the list?
To request a seminar for artists in your community, organizations can contact Jim Brown, The Actors Fund’s Director of Health Services, at 917.281.5966, or email jbrown@actorsfund.org.

Tour locations and dates are still being finalized.

New Orleans, LA
Ashe Cultural Arts Center
1712 Oretha Castle Haley Blvd
November 2, 2011, 6:00 - 8:00 pm
To register, please call 504-569-9070.

Baton Rouge, LA
Tipitina’s Music Co-Op
2600 Government St
November 3, 2011, 2:00 - 4:00 pm
To register, send an email to batonrouge@tipitinas.com or call 225.389.0133.

Lafayette, LA
Acadiana Open Channel
101 Jefferson St. Suite 100
November 4,2011, 2:00 - 4:00 pm
Registration information coming soon!

Boston, MA
The Mills Gallery
Boston Center for the Arts
551 Tremont St.
November 7, 2011, 6:00 - 8:00 pm
Please register at http://healthcare-seminar-for-massachusetts-creatives.eventbrite.com/




AHIRC’s EVERY ARTIST INSURED Tour is presented thanks to funding from Leveraging Investments in Creativity (LINC).

Every Artist Insured

This Q&A guide to reform explains the provisions that directly impact artists and entertainers.

City Health Care Guides

These short Q&A guides explain health insurance and care options in 18 cities and counting.

LINC City and Regional Health Care Guides

AHIRC has written brief guides on getting affordable health care and insurance in cities around the country. These guides outline health insurance options in a practical Q & A format, and include links to pertinent websites and contact information for selected clinics and pharmacies.