September 12, 2004
Hoosiers and Cutters need Dental care too, you know?
Man, I really miss Bloomington.
I grew up there, and went to college there, so I'm glad to see that grad students at Indiana University are getting serious about serious health care down in southern Indiana. This story in their student paper highlights recent work by graduate students at IU to get dental insurance.
IU is only one of two Big Ten schools (note: University of Chicago was a
founding member of the Big Ten, and remains a member of the CIC, a non-athletic university consortium) that does not provide dental insurance to its graduate employees.
That's right: this means that EVERY Big Ten school (which, incidentally, there are 11 of) covers graduate students to some degree, including our neighbor Northwestern University. So, not only did they come out above U of C in the recent US News and World Report Rankings, they come out, along with the major midwestern research universities, above U of C when it comes to healthcare.
September 02, 2004
Welcome back and FAQ
Welcome back! At SOSHI we are starting to get ready with a new campaign for the 2004-2005 academic year. We gave out information last spring (picture above) and will be giving out new information at this years graduate student orientation being held September 21st in Ida Noyes Hall.
We have already received a document from SHIRC, "Frequently Asked Questions" about our insurance. Download the FAQ.
As always we are always looking to post stories about your experiences with the U of Chicago health insurance. Please post your story here.
We will need as much help as possible so if you are interested in helping out, email us at sos AT healthhacker.org or join our low volume announcement list here.