Tech has announced that it will be providing $100 a semester to help cover health insurance costs for graduate research and teaching assistants (GRA and GTA respectively) for the fall and spring semesters of the 2009-2010 academic year.

Only graduate students that have Tech’s health insurance policy (under the insurance company Pearce & Pearce Inc.) as their primary health insurance provider will get the financial assistance while those with health insurance from other companies will not be given any money. The Tech administration is still contemplating whether the subsidies will extend into future semesters.

“I think this is a very good thing providing this health subsidy… Graduate students get salaries every month…

Not everyone is lucky enough to have their health insurance covered by their employers. Hence, looking for a cheap health insurance is the only option left. However, you should know that less cost means less provision.

Inexpensive health insurance can easily be accessed in the market. In fact, you do not have to spend a lot of your time looking for a plan that will suit your needs best for health care. If you just know what you are looking for, it would be very easy getting the most affordable health insurance policy. Even before searching quotes, ensure that you obtain all the state assistance that you can acquire for yourself…