All TAs and RAs should go ahead and enroll now in a Health Insurance plan. The new Keystone Mid-Option Plan is now being offered.
Just in case you didn’t receive Temple University’s email about how to sign up for the new health insurance plan, here is our version of the step-by-step process you will need to follow:
1. Please go here: http://www.temple.edu/hr/tugsa/index.html . If you anticipate being a heavy user of health insurance, we recommend that you sign up for the Keystone “High” Option, and leave it at that. The “High Option” plan will cost you $25/month, but if you are someone who needs to go to the doctor frequently, it will be worth it.
2. Click on this link: https://ecom.ibx.com/ibx/htdocs/email_forms/temple_students/enrollment/start.html#TOP
There’s a document from Temple’s Human Resources department that has this link and more information: http://www.temple.edu/hr/tugsa/documents/Enrollment_Assistance_Grad.pdf
If you are only covering yourself, and have a 20 hour/week appointment (for our purposes, full-time), and are not somebody who uses the doctor very often, you may be interested in the NEW Keystone “Mid” Option, which is the BEST FREE PLAN for single coverage, “full-time” TAs/RAs.
Please contact Temple’s HR office or us if you have any questions. As always, if you have any problems, please don’t hesitate to contact us.