UC Berkeley SHIP’s new insurance carrier could burden students
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Thus, this financial disincentive of ER use could disproportionately impact low-income students, potentially leading to dangerous medical situations.
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University Health Services selects new insurance carrier for fall 2019
University Health Services, or UHS, has selected a new insurance carrier for the Student Health Insurance Plan, or SHIP, the effects of which will be seen starting fall 2019. UHS will break from Anthem Blue Cross and instead partner with Blue Shield of California, insured by Wellfleet Student, according to a
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Student Action releases 3-person executive slate for ASUC elections
Current ASUC senators Amma Sarkodee-Adoo and Andy Theocharous are running for president and executive vice president, or EVP, respectively. Aastha Jha, chief of staff to current academic affairs vice president, or AAVP, Melany Amarikwa, is running for her office’s top position.
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UC Berkeley must fight back against Trump’s transgender military ban
NATIONAL ISSUES: At a time when the federal government is promoting transphobia, the campus community must take concrete steps to support transgender and gender non-conforming individuals
This week, the Supreme Court voted 5-4 in favor of allowing the Trump administration’s ban on transgender people serving in the military — a decision that completely dehumanizes trans individuals, depicting them as unfit and a burden to serve. So, when the Trump administration seeks to dehumanize marginalized communities, everyone must resist.
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UC Berkeley alumna creates Pandia Health to increase access to birth control
With a goal to prevent all unwanted pregnancies, campus alumna Sophia Yen co-founded an organization called Pandia Health, which aims to make access to birth control easier for those who need it.
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Berkeley Outpatient Center to discuss accepting campus health insurance
The Berkeley Outpatient Center, a joint health facility from UCSF Health and John Muir Health that provides primary and preventive care, will meet in the next week to discuss whether the facility will accept UC Berkeley’s Student Health Insurance Plan, according to John Muir Health spokesperson Ben Drew.
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Assistant Vice Chancellor Claudia Covello to retire after 37 years at UC Berkeley
Covello began her journey at UC Berkeley as an undergraduate studying clinical psychology and volunteered much of her time at health care organizations.
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UC Berkeley warns of student meningitis case
Local health officials confirmed a single case of meningococcal meningitis in a UC Berkeley student Monday, according to a campuswide email released by the Tang Center on Tuesday.
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Legislation brings Berkeley easier access to birth control
Want to take advantage of the option to get birth control without a doctor’s prescription? Here’s more information about how it works and where it is and isn’t available in Berkeley.
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Students gain access to new benefits with campus health insurance plan for fall
UC Berkeley students became eligible for expanded health care benefits Monday, as part of the Student Health Insurance Plan, or SHIP, terms for the upcoming academic year.
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