Via the International Game Developers Association’s Blog, the IGDA has announced the IGDA Healthcare Program. Any current IGDA member in good standing (anyone who doesn’t have the last name Langdell) is eligible for a IGDA HP membership for a small fee. While not a health insurance carrier directly, the IGDA is partnering up with Association Health Programs which is a broker for different insurance carriers across the USA according the blog. By having an IGDA HP membership, the rates for these carriers will be lower than if you did not have this membership.

While not exactly an exciting piece of news, it is an interesting development in the growing development of the industry through the IGDA. While it’ll be a long time before the industry can officially state they have unions or have any sort of solidified industry that isn’t just trying to mimic the larger and more mainstream entertainment brethren, it is a positive step forward in the growth of at least this particular section of the gaming industry. – The Ben