GRA/GTA/GA Student Health Insurance
Graduate Research Assistants (GRA), Graduate Teaching Assistants (GTA), & Graduate Assistants (GA) for student employees. Enrollment is online only.
Please note: As a graduate student employee, it is your responsibility to apply for your health insurance each semester if you are eligible for coverage.
The Kansas Board of Regents (KBOR) in cooperation with the Regents Institutions of the State of Kansas is pleased to offer to students and their dependents, a Blanket Injury and Sickness Insurance Plan underwritten by UnitedHealthcare Insurance Company and administered by UnitedHealthcare Student Resources. The KBOR determines the premiums each year.
Eligibility for the GRA/GTA/GA insurance is determined at the beginning of each semester. For each of the fall and spring semesters, the student must be appointed as a .5 GTA/GRA/GA (or any combination of the three to equal .5) for a minimum of eight consecutive workweeks during that semester. For the summer session, the student must be appointed as a .5 GTA/GRA/GA (or any combination of the three to equal .5) for a minimum of four consecutive workweeks from June 1 through July 31. These guidelines include international students.
Go to UHCSR and enter Kansas State University. Then click on the drop down and choose 2024-25 policy year. On the next page, click on Medical-GA/TA Plan- Explore Policy, then click on get started, then next, and then continue. You should now be on the GRA/GTA site. Scroll down to the enrollment form. You will complete this enrollment form and wait for the approval by your school.
2024-2025 Graduate Employee Health Insurance information can be found at the UHCSR site below.
Premium Rates for 2024-2025 (August 1, 2024 through July 31, 2025)
| SEMESTER | OPEN ENROLLMENT PERIOD | COVERAGE PERIOD | Student Cost 2024-2025 |
University Cost |
| Fall 2024 | July 10 - October 1 | August 1 -December 31 | $294.88 | $884.64 |
| Spring 2025 | December 1 - March 1 | January 1 - May 31 | $294.88 | $884.64 |
| Summer 2025 | May 1 - July 1 | June 1 - July 31 | $118.00 | $354.00 |
Coverage begins the first day of the coverage period if the student enrolls any time during that open enrollment month. For example, enrollment in (and subsequent payment for) Health Insurance on August 18 will have a coverage date back to August 1. The online portal will close on the last day of open enrollment.
To find information about the plan:
Go to UHCSR, select Kansas State University and select the coverage year. Review the policy and enroll online (link in upper right corner). The website can also be used to access information on supplemental policies for Dental and Vision insurance, Continuation Insurance, and the complete Policy Brochure. Questions on specific coverage or allowances must be directed to United Healthcare.
If you are not a graduate student employee, please contact Lafene Health Center at LHCins@ksu.edu for your questions.
International Students
Please read the important information on the mandatory health insurance and the waiver process from International Student and Scholar Services.