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     As you found out, when paying your registration fees,all 
     
     students entering U.P.E.I. are.automatically enrolled 
     
     aSsubscribers to a group insurance plan which is admin- 
     
     istered through the Student Union. Each year the Student 
     
     union, through an appointed committee, studies different 
     
     proposals and decides which to accept for the following 
     
     year. It was decided last spring that we would, once 
     
     again, go along with Zurich. IF, PERCHANCE, YOU ARE 
     
     ALREADY INSURED THROUGH ANOTHER PLAN GO TO THE STUDENT 
     
     UNION AND THE FEE WILL BE FEFUNDED UPON SHOW 0F PROOF 
     
    
   
   
    
     OF ALTERNATE COVERAGE. Full rebate will be made up to 
     
     30 Sept. After that it will have to be pro-rated. 
     
     Now as to the details of this coverage..when you get 
     
     a prescription you may go to any local drugstore, show 
     
     our student I.D. card and you will receive your drugs 
     
     ithout any charge. There may be a bit of delay in this 
     
     ntil such time as registration lists are distributed 
     
     70 the pharmacies so, in the first month, you may-be asked 
     
     0 pay. If this happens just take the receipt to the 
     
     ~tudent Union office and you will redeive a rebate. If 
     
     ' .ou go to an out-of-town drugstore then get a receipt, 
     
     ake it to the Student Union office and you will get a 
     
     ébate. Besides drugs, you are covered by this insur- 
     
     :nce for-a number of other things such as artificial 
     
     imbs 8 eyes, ambulance services, ACCIDENTAL dental 
     
     .ervices (seVeral claims for over $500. each were paid 
     
     ast year), diagnostic services, chiropractors and 
     
     any other expenses which do not fall under the Prov- 
     
     ncial Medical Plan; We might add that there are some 
     
     hings that are flgt_included, because the premium cost 
     
     ould be prohibitive; contraceptive drugs. eue examin- 
     
     -tions, eyeglasses, physical examinations and, for 
     
     anadians 8 Landed Immigrants, those charges which come 
     
     ithin.the sc0pe of the Provincial Pians. 
     
     or nonaCanadians the coverage is much the same...the 
     
     ifferance in the charge is necessitated because Canadians 
     
     re already covered by provincial plans and those 
     
     tudents from other countries are not. Roughly speak- 
     
    
   
   
    
       
     
    
   
   
    
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     ing this means ward care 8 medical fees. 
     
    

    
     Both Canadian and foreign students are covered for semi- 
     
     private care in hospitals. ' 
     
     We'll give a warningf-&if you are_nejther a Canadian nor 
     
    
   
   
    
       
     
    
   
   
    
     a Landed Immigrant . . and if you gave a Canadian address 
     
     at registration and, consequently, you were charged the 
     
     lesser medical fee, please, please, please rush to the 
     
     Student Union Office 8 pay the difference or discuss 
     
     there any problems relative to your status. If you fall 
     
     into this class then you are NOT covered for medical 8 
     
     hospital fees and, if you need the insurance, you will 
     
     sickness or injury mighty expensive. A few days in 
     
    

    
     a hospital might make your insurance fee look pretty 
     
     miniscule. Hospital fees in Canada run from a low of 
     
     about $75.00 per day here to over $250.00 a day in some 
     
     of the big-city‘ones. Remember, without extended cover- 
     
     age foreign students are NOT covered for hospital, med- 
     
     ical or surgical costs. 
     
    

    
     Conversely we should add that, if you gave a foreign 
     
     address and were charded the greater amount and you 
     
    
   
   
    
     , are either a Canadian or a‘Landed Immigrant, you should 
     
    
   
   
    
     rush over to the Student Union office 8 apply for a 
     
     rebate of the difference! ‘ 
     
     Inasmuch as the Student Union must pay the premium by 
     
    
   
   
    
     = l October you are urged to straighten out your status 
     
    
   
   
    
     or apply for a rebate before 30 September. After that 
     
     date adjustments will have to be pro-rated. 
     
     You might also be interested to learn that dependant 
     
    
   
   
    
     _ coverage is available for an additional $l8.00 per 
     
    
   
   
    
     annum for Canadians as well as for others at a rate 
     
     not yet determined. This covers either a wife or a 
     
     husband and all children. . 
     
    

    
     It is also worthy of note that this coverage extends 
     
     from l Sept. 77 to 3l August 78 for all students. If, 
     
     for any reason you cease being a studentlfull time) 
     
     your coverage will cease 8 you should apply for a 
     
     rebate. This does not apply to those who graduate 
     
    

    
     in May 78.as their coverage will extend to 31 Aug 78. 
     
     Remember that, asra full time student your coverage 
     
     extends from l Sept. 77 to 3l Aug 78...on or off 
     
     campus. 
     
    

    
     IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS REGARDING THIS PROGRAM OF 
     
     HEALTH CARE CONTACT THE STUDENT UNION OFFICE WITHOUT 
     
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