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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black">Northwestern made it mandatory for all F-1 students to be enrolled in the health insurance we have contracted with Wellfleet, undergraduates and graduates. The cost just went up a little, but for
AY 2020-2021 the cost was $1,228. </span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black">
</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black">We add the premium to their account for Fall and then for Spring/Summer. Here is a link to the benefits and costs at a glance: <a href="https://www.studentinsurance.com/Docs/Resources/5396_WEB%20Northwestern%20State%20University%20BGlance%207.22.20%20JD%20rev.pdf" title="https://www.studentinsurance.com/Docs/Resources/5396_WEB%20Northwestern%20State%20University%20BGlance%207.22.20%20JD%20rev.pdf">5396_WEB
Northwestern State University BGlance 7.22.20 JD rev.pdf (studentinsurance.com)</a> </span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black">This insurance is optional for students with J-1 visa, but they must provide proof of insurance. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:12.0pt"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black">From:
</span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black">La-cgs <la-cgs-bounces@lists.latech.edu> on behalf of Menon, Sanjay <Sanjay.Menon@lsus.edu><br>
<b>Date: </b>Thursday, April 22, 2021 at 11:19 AM<br>
<b>To: </b>Carol M Wicks <cwicks@lsu.edu>, la-cgs@lists.latech.edu <la-cgs@lists.latech.edu><br>
<b>Subject: </b>Re: [La-cgs] question about cost of student health insurance<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Hi Carol,<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">According to our Dean of Students, LSUS does not offer student health insurance. When LSU signed the agreement with Gallagher (2016), we participated for a brief time. However, few students signed up as the details of the plan were not
beneficial for our student population. <o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">International students are required to have basic coverage and the Registrar’s office connects them with several options. It is then the student’s responsibility to contact them and get the coverage. <o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Sanjay<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#7030A0">Sanjay T. Menon, Ph. D.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#7030A0">Dean of Graduate Studies</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#7030A0">Director of India Studies</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><i><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#461D7C">Louisiana State University Shreveport</span></i><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#461D7C">Office: (318) 797-5247 Fax: (318) 798-4120</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#461D7C">One University Place</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#461D7C">Shreveport, Louisiana 71115</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b>From:</b> La-cgs <la-cgs-bounces@lists.latech.edu> <b>On Behalf Of
</b>Carol M Wicks<br>
<b>Sent:</b> Wednesday, April 21, 2021 9:14 AM<br>
<b>To:</b> la-cgs@lists.latech.edu<br>
<b>Subject:</b> [La-cgs] question about cost of student health insurance<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Good morning,<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">I look forward to seeing everyone on April 30!<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">My question is about the cost of student health insurance. Setting aside whether your University pays a portion or not, what is the cost of the plan, is that cost a per semester or per AY or per CY, and who is the provider? For instance,
the cost at LSU is about $2800 per AY (summer is extra) and the provider is Gallagher (underwritten by United Healthcare Insurance). And yes this is a hot topic at LSU, particularly for our international students.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"> <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Carol M. Wicks<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"> <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Associate Dean of the Graduate School<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Frank W and Patricia Harrison Family Professor in Geology & Geophysics<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Louisiana State University<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">121 David Boyd Hall (Graduate School)<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">E303 Howe-Russell-Kniffen (Geology & Geophysics)<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">225-578-2312<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><a href="mailto:gradassocdean@lsu.edu">gradassocdean@lsu.edu</a><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><a href="mailto:cwicks@lsu.edu">cwicks@lsu.edu</a><o:p></o:p></p>
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