Stories of Shame (S.O.S) http://www.healthhacker.org/SOS/ en-us 2005-09-22T15:46:26-06:00 In the Words of the Black-Eyed Peas, "Where is the Love???" http://www.healthhacker.org/SOS/archives/000762.html Hi. I'm the NELC ABD who blogged my life-story here last January. I'm begging those of you in SOSHI who are in the Chicago area and can carry on this fight: PLEASE, PLEASE DON'T GO INTO HIBERNATION!!! Last year's decision... Health Story andrew 2005-09-22T15:46:26-06:00 A tale of debt and consequences at the U of C http://www.healthhacker.org/SOS/archives/000682.html How it has come to this: by Elena Corbett This is my seventh year as a Ph.D. student in the NELC department where I am a Modern History concentrator. I began in Islamic Archaeology in 1998, obtained my M.A. in... Financial Woes Biella 2005-01-12T22:00:43-06:00 A victory, looking to the future http://www.healthhacker.org/SOS/archives/000672.html The word on the streets is the the Social Science division will be providing some form of full health insurance coverage to incoming PhD student with stipend funding. This is good news and a positive step forward. We hope that... Other News Biella 2005-01-06T00:17:01-06:00 DON'T BREAK BONES AT THE U OF C http://www.healthhacker.org/SOS/archives/000664.html I'm a student spouse covered under the Chickering Plan at the University of Chicago. I was also covered under the Chickering Plan offered at the University of Michigan when I was a graduate student there. While both plans are appallingly... University of Chicago Hospitals Biella 2004-12-15T06:48:06-06:00 Does UC care for its students? http://www.healthhacker.org/SOS/archives/000663.html I'm sorry if I repeat what everybody already said here. But, I have to say this because I have the bill in my hand now. I'm a Ph.D. student, and I have my wife and my 2-year-old baby under my... General Opinion Biella 2004-12-15T06:44:21-06:00 PROBLEMS WITH REMOVING SPOUSE FROM CHICKERING HEALTH INSURANCE. http://www.healthhacker.org/SOS/archives/000661.html I went today to ask that my husband be removed from my student health insurance mid-year, as he is starting a job with insurance. I was told by the rep on campus that I would need to provide documentation showing... Chickering Biella 2004-12-04T16:06:47-06:00 Meeting Oct. 27th! http://www.healthhacker.org/SOS/archives/000643.html SOSHI will be holding a public meeting this Wednesday in the South Lounge of the Reynolds Club at 5pm. The south lounge is on the 2nd floor opposite the coffee shop. All registered students of the University of Chicago are... Meetings andrew 2004-10-25T22:03:59-06:00 Health Insurance Plan Sucks Blood of Students Overseas http://www.healthhacker.org/SOS/archives/000633.html I am a grad student who has been living overseas for the past five years while working on my dissertation, in a country where health care is much cheaper than in the US, living with my husband, who is an... Financial Woes Biella 2004-10-12T23:01:22-06:00 Let's get started! http://www.healthhacker.org/SOS/archives/000630.html (SOS)HI Call out Meeting! October 14th, 5pm Haskell Hall (map) Room 315 Come along and meet other students dedicated to bringing afforadable and high quality healthcare to the University of Chicago. This is a great opportunity to get involved, put... Meetings andrew 2004-10-07T16:10:53-06:00 Hoosiers and Cutters need Dental care too, you know? http://www.healthhacker.org/SOS/archives/000613.html 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... Other University Health Plans andrew 2004-09-12T14:46:57-06:00 Welcome back and FAQ http://www.healthhacker.org/SOS/archives/000598.html 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... SOSHI Biella 2004-09-02T12:46:20-06:00 Krugman on Healthcare http://www.healthhacker.org/SOS/archives/000593.html Princeton University Professor of Economics, Paul Krugman, has a new piece up at the New York Times on healthcare and the presidential race. It is an interesting read. You can read it below, or click here for the source.... Other News andrew 2004-08-27T01:44:02-06:00 Drink to your health! - Meeting http://www.healthhacker.org/SOS/archives/000589.html We will be having an organizational meeting Monday, August 16th, 6PM at the Pub in Ida Noyes. This will be a chance to see folks who are still around this summer, have a laugh, and do some serious brainstorming about... Meetings andrew 2004-08-13T11:43:42-06:00 Grad Students Ratify Contract Downstate http://www.healthhacker.org/SOS/archives/000585.html As reported by the News-Gazette out of Campaign-Urbana, graduate students at University of Illinois ratified their first contract with the University this week. Key provisions of their contract include very reasonable and moderate health care provisions: Full waiver of Health... Other University Health Plans andrew 2004-08-03T18:27:09-06:00 NLRB Rules against Student Unions at Private Schools http://www.healthhacker.org/SOS/archives/000573.html While not directly related to health care, the National Labor Relations Board recently ruled that graduate students at private universities cannot Unionize. Given that student unions have often based their unionization efforts on demands for better health care and used... Other News andrew 2004-07-21T15:06:42-06:00