Instagram Launched for Actors About to Lose SAG-AFTRA Health Insurance
Variety • • entertainment
Key Points:
- Actor Cheyenne Jackson nearly lost his SAG-AFTRA health insurance last year due to not meeting the $28,000 minimum earnings requirement, which also covers his husband and two children.
- To maintain his insurance, Jackson secured a small role on "Matlock" through Kathy Bates, highlighting the challenges actors face in meeting insurance qualifications.
- Jackson launched the "One Job Away" initiative on Instagram to help actors close to losing their SAG-AFTRA health insurance by posting their headshots and bios to raise awareness and support.
- The current SAG-AFTRA system requires actors to meet annual minimum earnings, meaning high earnings one year do not help with insurance eligibility the next, causing financial instability for many working actors.
- Other actors, including Drake Bell, have publicly criticized SAG-AFTRA's insurance eligibility rules, underscoring widespread frustration with the union's current structure.
