August 27, 2007
OCTOBER GRADUATES: YOUR COLUMBIA INSURANCE EXPIRES SOON!
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AN URGENT REMINDER TO THOSE OF YOU WHO PLAN TO GRADUATE IN OCTOBER 2007:
Since you are only registered for Fall 2007 Semester temporarily, pending your graduation, you should be aware that your Columbia Health Insurance will expire on August 31, 2007, and you should make arrangements for continuation of your Columbia coverage or procure alternative coverage well before that date.
If you choose, you can continue your Columbia (Chickering) insurance after August, you will have to pay out-of-pocket, and the prices are much higher than the student rate you’re used to paying. Information on continuation insurance through Columbia can be found here.
You may also wish to do some comparison shopping with outside organizations like:
- the Freelancer’s Union (http://www.freelancersunion.org),
- the Actors Fund (http://www.actorsfund.org/),
- Fractured Atlas (http://www.fracturedatlas.org) or
- the National Writers Union (http://www.nwu.org ).
If you would like information on continuing your Columbia coverage, please contact Health Services at (212) 854-7210, or stop by the Health Services Office on the 4th Floor of John Jay Hall. Continuation information is also available on their web site at http://www.health.columbia.edu.
