A handful of posts ago, we talked about NYC producer/musician Joel Hamilton’s cross-country Vespa ride to raise money for his friend and fellow producer Scott Harding, who was critically injured in a hit-and-run accident while leaving a late night studio session. Joel’s trek also benefits FMC’s Health Insurance Navigation Tool (HINT) — a free service that provides information to musicians about their health insurance options.

We recently had the chance to catch up with Joel to talk about how the ride came together and why health insurance is such a crucial issue to the music community. read more

There’s an article about musicians and health insurance in Seven Days, Burlington, Vermont’s alternative newsweekly. Artists who lack coverage is a concern even in that sleepy little college town (which actually has a pretty big music scene). And sadly, the story is the same in both small and big burgs across the country.

The piece talks about folks in the Burlington music community who have suffered severe injuries and didn’t have health insurance. It also features some choice quotes from Alex Maiolo — the musician/health insurance expert who manages FMC’s Health Insurance Navigation Tool (HINT): read more