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October 7, 2010


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Changes in faculty and staff benefits face criticism

If Kae Kalwaic gets a gash on her leg, she doesn’t want to weigh the costs of going to a clinic instead of the ER. But with recent changes to faculty and staff benefits, it’s a trade-off workers on this campus may have to consider.

An increase in co-pays, the specified rate paid to the medical provider at the time of service, including a new co-pay of $150 per emergency room visit, is just one of several controversial changes in faculty and staff benefits made last year by the Ad Hoc Financi…

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