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July 2008
To: Eligible Graduate Students in Arts and Sciences on the
Danforth Campus
From: Richard J. Smith,
Dean, Graduate School of Arts and Sciences
Re: Student Health Fee and Graduate School
Subsidy
I am pleased to announce
the continuation of our health benefits for full-time students in the
Graduate School of Arts and Sciences. In
2008-2009, full-time
graduate students will again be eligible for medical and wellness
services and health insurance covered by the
student health fee. The
Graduate School of Arts and Sciences will
subsidize the health fee
for most of its students; students eligible for
the subsidy will pay
approximately nine percent of the fee. Participation
is mandatory for full-time
students.
STUDENT HEALTH COVERAGE
ELIGIBILITY
COVERED WITH SUBSIDY
Graduate Arts and Sciences
students on the Danforth Campus are covered by
the student health fee and
eligible for the health fee subsidy under any
of the following
conditions:
1. Full-time graduate
students registered for 9 or more credit hours per
semester
2. Students registered for
1-8 credit hours plus the continuing student
fee
3. Students registered
only for the continuing student fee who are fully
supported by an
assistantship or a fellowship, whether from the
University or from an
external source
COVERED BUT NOT SUBSIDIZED
Graduate Arts and Sciences
students on the Danforth Campus are required to
participate in the student
health plan but are not eligible for the
health fee subsidy if they
are registered only for the continuing student fee and are not fully supported
by an assistantship or fellowship, either from the University or from an
external source.
NOT ELIGIBLE FOR HEALTH COVERAGE
Part-time graduate
students, defined as either:
1. Students registered for
1-8 credit hours without the continuing student
fee
2. Students registered
only for the non-resident candidate's fee
COST
Health Fee $686 per year
($343.00 per semester)
Domestic students receive
a subsidy of $626 per year ($313 per semester)
and will owe the remaining
$30 per semester.
The first semester charge
will appear on a statement generated by Student
Accounting at the end of
September 2008.
ATTENTION INTERNATIONAL STUDENTS: The
Graduate School of Arts and
Sciences subsidizes the health
fee for eligible international
students to the same
extent as for eligible domestic students but due
to additional insurance
requirements (IMED) for international
students, they will owe an
additional $15 per semester (a total of
$45 per semester).
ATTENTION ENGINEERING STUDENTS: Ph.D. students in Engineering will
not be covered under the
Arts & Sciences subsidy but will normally
receive subsidized
insurance through the School of Engineering. The
contact for this is Jessie
Runiewicz, 935-6183 or jruniewicz@wustl.edu.
ATTENTION SOCIAL WORK STUDENTS: Ph.D.
students in Social Work will
not be covered under the
Arts & Sciences subsidy but will normally
receive the same subsidy
benefit through the School of Social Work. The
contact for this is
Lucinda Cobb, 935-6605 or lucindacobb@wustl.edu.
ENROLLMENT PROCEDURES
Nothing is required to
enroll for the student health fee or to receive the Graduate School health
fee subsidy. Once your academic registration as
a full-time student is
complete, enrollment in the health fee is automatic
and the subsidy will be
applied to your student account.
Please note that the
purchase of optional insurance plans (for dependents or prescription drugs) or
discount programs (for dental and vision
expenses) must be made
separately. Visit the Student Health Services
website at shs.wustl.edu
for more information; enrollment in these options
is not automatic, although
full-time registration and individual
enrollment in the health
plan is a prerequisite.
Registration for Fall 2008
must be completed by the end of the
add/drop period, September
11, 2008, to be eligible for the health
insurance benefits
effective on August 15, 2008. Coverage begins
on the registration date when
registering on or after September 11.
CONTACTS
If you have any questions,
you may contact:
Insurance Benefits Debra Harp: Debra_Harp@wustl.edu;
shs.wustl.edu; click
on insurance
information
Fee Subsidy Ann Cooper:
Ann_Cooper@wustl.edu
International Students Martha Turner: mlturner@wustl.edu
STUDENT HEALTH INSURANCE
RATES
Medical Rates
YR 08/09 YR 07/08
Student $686.00 $679.00
Spouse/Domestic Partner $1955.40 $1908.40
Child $1198.72 $1173.08
Prescription Rates
Student
$94.28 $86.28
Spouse/Domestic Partner $291.60 $279.60
Child
$196.08 $184.08
Dental and Vision
This optional plan
includes both dental and vision together. The dental
coverage includes
semi-annual cleanings and oral evaluations, annual x-ray
series, fillings, and
other dental work. The vision portion provides a
discount on eye exams,
contacts and glasses.
The cost of the
dental/vision insurance is:
Student only $116/yr
Student and one dependent
$195/yr
Family $305/yr
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