PGA Unveils Healthcare Initiative For Qualified Members; Blumhouse, Legendary, Macro & Berlanti Sign On In First Round

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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 benefits for all full-time producers in the film and TV biz. “Producers, unlike unionized creative professionals in the industry, lack guaranteed health insurance benefits,” Allain and De Line said on-stage at the PGA Awards at the Fairmont Century Plaza. “Until now,” Allain declared. “No one should go without these essential benefits.

Producing is challenging enough without the added anxiety of wondering how you are going to obtain health coverage for you and your family.” On this long march towards achieving industry consensus and 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. “Producers are the only group of creative professionals without a union on set, so we have to look out for each other,” noted Jason Blum this evening. “Taking care of our own is good business, good for families and good for our industry, and I’m proud to be part of the group leading this initiative,” the Blumhouse CEO and founder added.