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From: "Elissa Scalise Powell, CG" <>
Subject: Re: [APG] health insurance, was Re: Genealogical Education
Date: Sun, 10 May 2009 10:53:19 -0400
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Harold,
The answer to your last paragraph, first sentence is Yes. A study was done
by APG years ago and posted to the website. With the redesign of the
APGen.org website I don't know if it was kept or not. However the study said
that as an organization, we are too small, too dispersed, etc. to be
effective for group insurance.

If someone has more knowledge now or wants to revisit the question and can
do the research, I am sure the APG board would be willing to listen to a
solid proposal of terms.

-- Elissa

Elissa Scalise Powell, CG
www.PowellGenealogy.com
CG and Certified Genealogist are Service Marks of the Board for
Certification of Genealogists, used under license after periodic evaluations
by the Board.

> -----Original Message-----
> From: On Behalf Of
> Sent: Sunday, May 10, 2009 10:13 AM
>
> Harold, who is closer to Medicare than that, replied:
>
> Can some "old hand" enlighten me (us) as to why a search finds almost
nothing
> on APG's web site about health insurance? Would it not be high on the
agenda of
> any group seeking among other things to "provide support for those engaged
in
> genealogical pursuits as a business"?
>
> Is our group just too small, or too dispersed, or otherwise too
ill-defined to
> be able to cut any better deal than we do as individuals? Or are most
full-time
> practitioners either over 65 or married to someone who has family
coverage?

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