Music Health Alliance Celebrates 10 Years Of Service

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Pictured (L-R): Rose Bates, Dierks Bentley and Tatum Allsep. Photo: Steve Lowry

Music Health Alliance (MHA), the music industry’s critical nonprofit healthcare resource, is celebrating its 10th year in business this year, marking a decade of working towards its mission to provide free healthcare advocacy and resources to music industry professionals.

Music Health Alliance’s goal is to create a safe and confidential place for the music community to gain the very best healthcare and health insurance solutions through defined and transparent advocacy services, with an emphasis on the prevention of illness and overall wellness.

Since 2013, MHA has saved more than $100,000,000 in healthcare costs, provided free advocacy and support to more than 20,000 music industry clients in 50 states, facilitated more than 3,200 counseling sessions through MHA’s Mental Health Fund and saved nearly 2,500 families from bankruptcy due to medical bills. The organization has also provided life-saving diagnostic care to 57 clients through the Ben Eyestone Fund as well as aided 31 individuals in securing life-saving heart, liver, kidney and lung transplants, and provided access to over a million meals during the COVID-19 pandemic.

“In 10 years MHA has gone from just an idea to a thriving organization that has served tens of thousands and saved over $100 million in healthcare costs to keep the music playing across this country,” says Tatum Allsep, Music Health Alliance Founder & CEO. “MHA’s success is possible because we have a fierce staff, dedicated Board of Directors and encouraging donors and community who sincerely believe in our mission to Heal The Music. Thank you all and cheers to 10 years!”

During a kickoff event held at Nashville’s Gibson Garage this week, multi-Platinum entertainer Dierks Bentley, a longtime supporter and client of MHA, joined the celebration as celebrity ambassador.

“Healthcare is the ultimate thing you can offer your team out there on the road,” shares Bentley. “Having 30 people on my team, it is tough to navigate insurance and healthcare, and having MHA to help us figure it out and uncover benefits we didn’t even know were available. They’ve helped us save so much over 10 years and $100 MILLION industry wide…it’s just incredible!”

The gathering also served as a way to announce MHA’s establishment of the Richard M. Bates SMILE Fund, named in memory of music enthusiast and the Walt Disney Company’s longtime SVP, Government Relations. The Richard M. Bates SMILE Fund is the music industry’s first dedicated fund for dental health. Through the generosity and vision of Bates’ family and friends, and matching grants from The Walt Disney Company, music professionals of all ages will no longer need to forgo critical dental healthcare that is often costly and not covered by medical insurance.

Pictured (L-R): Lytle Management’s John Lytle (President, MHA Board of Directors), Rose Bates, Dierks Bentley, MHA’s Tatum Allsep and The Walt Disney Company’s Susan Fox. Photo: Steve Lowry

“Our family is very grateful to support something so meaningful and lasting,” shares Richard’s wife Rose Bates. “Richard would have been quite touched by this honor while being thrilled that it will help so many musicians with their health-related concerns.”

Music makers of all genres who are in need of critical dental healthcare will now be able to access qualifying grants through the fund. The Richard M. Bates SMILE Fund will not only bring smiles, but will also make a significant impact on MHA’s mission to heal the music.

To learn more about Music Health Alliance’s free services and resources, contact MHA at 615-200-6896 or info@musichealthalliance.com.

Entirely funded through grants and individual and corporate donations, financial support from the music community is critical to continue Music Health Alliance’s advocacy and free services. 86 percent of all dollars donated go directly to MHA’s programs and services – for every one dollar donation, MHA is able to provide $30 in life-saving healthcare resources to Heal The Music.

MHA is also launching The Visionary Circle, an annual giving society to recognize generous friends who are invested in the ongoing success and future vision of Music Health Alliance. The future of MHA lies in the belief that no member of our music industry family should ever have to face a healthcare crisis alone, and The Visionary Circle will make an immediate impact on the scope of MHA’s work and ensure it can continue to heal the music for generations to come.

Donate to Music Health Alliance at MusicHealthAlliance.com/donate-to-heal.

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