First, check with your studio’s HR department to find out if you receive any health credits or reimbursements for health insurance while you await your qualifying period. You can even try to negotiate this as part of your deal memo. This benefit varies from studio to studio. While waiting for your MPI Health Plan to kick in, you can opt into Covered California coverage, or contact the Entertainment Health Insurance Solutions (EHIS), a joint program of MPTF and The Actors Fund, that offers California residents in the entertainment and performing arts community personalized counseling and health care enrollment.