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New Member Benefit Will Appeal to Adjuncts
By Hans Johnson
A new medical insurance program sponsored by the AAUP in conjunction with Wohlers/Seabury & Smith offers four options, including one likely to fit the needs of many part-time professors. Under the program, called Customized Major Medical Plans, faculty members may choose to set up a medical savings account or opt for a preferred-provider option (PPO), a traditional major-medical plan, or a short-term medical plan. The short-term plan provides a maximum of $1 million in medical coverage for up to three consecutive twelve-month periods and is billed monthly. Because many colleges and universities do not extend health-care coverage to adjunct or part-time faculty members, such professors--as well as those between jobs and recent graduates--may be particularly attracted to this option.
The program is not available to residents of Kentucky, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Vermont, or Washington state. The short-term medical plan is the only one of the four options available to residents of Alaska, Hawaii, and Maine. For more information, please see the card located at the front of this issue or call Wohlers at 1-800-503-9230.
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