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Georgetown University’s Newspaper of Record since 1920

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Georgetown University’s Newspaper of Record since 1920

The Hoya

GAGE/FACEBOOK | Graduate student workers are prioritizing worker compensation and health insurance coverage as the Georgetown Alliance of Graduate Employees prepares to start contract negotiations with the university.

Graduate Union Seeks to Raise Compensation, Insurance Coverage

By Afua Nyantakyi February 14, 2019

The Georgetown Alliance of Graduate Employees elected 14 members to the union’s bargaining committee Feb. 8 as it prepares to begin negotiating worker contracts with the university. The bargaining...

GU HEALTH POLICY INSTITUTE In 2017, the number of children without health insurance in the United States increased for the first time since 2008, according to a Nov. 21 report released by the Georgetown University McCourt School of Public Policys Center for Children and Families.

McCourt School Report Finds Rising Number of Uninsured Children

By Julia Friedmann December 6, 2018

The number of children without health insurance in the United States rose for the first time in at least a decade, according to a report by the Georgetown University McCourt School of Public Policy’s...

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Student Health Advisory Board to Launch Next Semester

By Georgia Payne November 10, 2017

A student health advisory board is set to launch next semester as a platform for students to voice health concerns on campus. Administrators originally planned to establish the board this semester,...

Georgetown Adapts to ACA

By Nick Simon November 1, 2013

As implementation of the Affordable Care Act begins, the university will adjust employee health insurance policies and ramp up educational innovations at the School of Nursing and Health Studies. The...

Georgetown Insurance to Cover Contraception

By Penny Hung July 18, 2013

After revisions to the Affordable Care Act in late June, Georgetown student and faculty health insurance will cover contraception through United Healthcare beginning August 15. The Obama administration’s...

Healthcare Reform Earns Praise

By Daniel Healy April 29, 2011

Healthcare reform is one of the most contentious issues in American politics, and for good reason. The current American healthcare system is broken, and while the reforms presented in the Affordable Care...

Jesuits Access Same Health Care Benefits As Other Faculty

By Maddie McLennon September 3, 2010

There is no doubt that the Jesuits on campus play a central role in the Georgetown community, but what may be less apparent is the role the university plays in their lives, including their health care. Georgetown...

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