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Hours after a private grievance meeting about the campus’s termination of dependent health-care coverage, University Health Services officials gave a presentation on the decision to a small crowd of distraught UC Berkeley students, union members and their families Tuesday.
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Graduate students and members of a university-wide student-worker union rallied Friday to protest termination of health insurance coverage for dependents of UC Berkeley students.
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The personal information of past and present UC students and employees may have been compromised during a digital security breach of health insurance company Anthem, Inc.
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Two UC medical professionals presented the UC Board of Regents with evidence displaying the increased demand for student access to campus mental health services at the board meeting Thursday.
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UC Berkeley students will now have another means of acquiring health insurance aside from the Berkeley Student Health Insurance Plan as a result of the 2010 Affordable Care Act.
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The UC Regents filed a lawsuit Tuesday against Aon Hewitt, alleging the firm’s “negligent” actuarial and consulting services led to the UC Student Health Insurance Plan accruing more than a $57 million deficit over the past three years.
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After presiding over the UC system during some of the most tumultuous five years in its history, Yudof stepped down Sunday to make way for former U.S. Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano. His departure signals the end of what may be the most significant chapter in Yudof’s decades-long career as an educator and administrator.
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At first glance, language in UC Berkeley’s student health insurance plan appears to exclude injuries incurred during riot participation. The clause, nestled in the plan’s benefit booklet, was mistakenly included when the campus entered into a contract with a new health insurance provider, Aetna, this summer.
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Here is a timeline of some important events from the last year you might want to know before beginning your first semester at UC Berkeley.
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On May 16, UC Berkeley announced the details of its new campus-run health insurance plan, which expands coverage but increases premium rates. The move to a new plan follows concerns over a projected $46.5 million deficit faced by the university’s previous health care provider, UC SHIP. UC Berkeley, along with
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