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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D">All,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D">Health insurance is required for international students. LSU A&M has a Student Health insurance plan that is offered (not required, students can and do “shop” around) to both domestic and international students.
The cost is high and an annual topic of discussion and frustration.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D">Carol M. Wicks<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b>From:</b> La-cgs <la-cgs-bounces@lists.latech.edu> <b>On Behalf Of
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<b>Sent:</b> Monday, June 13, 2022 12:24 PM<br>
<b>To:</b> Ramu Ramachandran <ramu@coes.latech.edu>; la-cgs@lists.latech.edu<br>
<b>Subject:</b> Re: [La-cgs] Health insurance question<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">We also do not provide insurance for domestic graduate students. Curious about others (and student interest).<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Nancy<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b>From:</b> La-cgs <<a href="mailto:la-cgs-bounces@lists.latech.edu">la-cgs-bounces@lists.latech.edu</a>>
<b>On Behalf Of </b>Ramu Ramachandran<br>
<b>Sent:</b> Saturday, June 11, 2022 2:59 PM<br>
<b>To:</b> <a href="mailto:la-cgs@lists.latech.edu">la-cgs@lists.latech.edu</a><br>
<b>Subject:</b> [La-cgs] Health insurance question<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:12.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif">Dear fellow members of the Louisiana Council of Graduate Schools:<br>
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Do you provide health insurance to US graduate students who are over 26 (the age at which a student is no longer covered on the parents' policies)? Our international students have a group policy that costs ~$130/month but US citizens have none. I checked with
our Student Life office and was told that the group was too small for us to negotiate a good rate. I wonder if we will have more clout as a group.<br>
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Best regards,<br>
Ramu</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<pre>B. Ramu Ramachandran<o:p></o:p></pre>
<pre>Associate Vice President for Research & Dean of Graduate School<o:p></o:p></pre>
<pre>Director, Institute for Micromanufacturing<o:p></o:p></pre>
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<pre>P. O. Box 7923<o:p></o:p></pre>
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