ISU health insurance costs increase
The ISU board of trustees approved the increases during a meeting Friday.
Health insurance increases for participating employees range from
The total plan cost for active employees is about
The increase is necessary due to increased usage and higher actual claim costs, particularly with specialty drugs, she said.
Someone on the employee-only PPO plan would pay
The high deductible plan would cost less, and employees who make below 200% of federal poverty level also pay less.
Trustee chairman
Pathway to Blue
Also at the meeting, ISU provost
The one-year program allows students to live on ISU's campus and have full access to dining centers, facilities, and events while taking classes at Ivy Tech's
"As part of our strategic enrollment management pivot, we recognize that some students are best served by starting their college careers at Ivy Tech in order to get the academic support they need before transferring smoothly to ISU," Licari said in an ISU news release.
"The initial cohort is off to a great start, and the demand for Pathway to Blue actually exceeded program capacity. We are grateful to our colleagues and partners at the Terre Haute Ivy Tech campus, and we look forward to expanding this program."
More information is available at: www.indstate.edu/apply/pathway-to-blue.
Other business
In other parts of the meeting, the board:
--Expanded membership on the President's
--Heard an introduction of
--Recognized
--Recognized
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