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Jackie Fortier

Hollywood union health insurance is particularly good. And it's jeopardized by strike

America Ferrera joins the SAG-AFTRA picket line in front of Netflix in New York City. Actors who qualify get a very good deal on health insurance from their union. (Rob Kim/Getty Images)

The issues dominating the dual Hollywood strikes by actors and writers are artificial intelligence, residual payments and job protections. But one topic that's often a contentious point in labor negotiations – health insurance – has slipped under the radar.

A-list stars have been out in force snapping selfies on picket lines in the bright California sun, but it's the people who may have never walked the red carpet who are forgoing a paycheck and potentially their health insurance as the negotiations drag on and work dries up.

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