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<p class="paragraph" style="margin:0in;vertical-align:baseline"><span class="normaltextrun"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Times;color:black">Greetings Students!</span></span><span style="color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span class="normaltextrun"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Times;color:black">According to the Texas A&M University System regulation, international students (F-1 & J-1) are required to hold insurance that meets the Affordable Care Act (ACA) requirements
 as well as provides repatriation and medical evacuation. International Students are defined as students who are not United States citizens or permanent residents of the United States. (See attached information). </span></span><span class="eop"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Times;color:black"> </span></span><span style="color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span class="normaltextrun"><b><u><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Times;color:black">If you have your own insurance</span></u></b></span><span class="eop"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Times;color:black"> </span></span><span style="color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span class="normaltextrun"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Times;color:black">It is important you read the attached documents that explains the responsibility you have as a student to provide evidence of insurance by submitting a</span></span><span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Times;color:black"> </span></span><span class="searchhighlight"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Times;color:#070706;background:#FFEE94">waiver</span></span><span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Times;color:black"> </span></span><span class="normaltextrun"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Times;color:black">to
 Academic Health Plans (AHP).</span></span><span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Times;color:black"> </span></span><span class="normaltextrun"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black"> </span></span><span class="eop"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Times;color:black"> </span></span><span style="color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span class="normaltextrun"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Times;color:black">The AHP website that can be found at</span></span><span class="normaltextrun"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black"> </span></span><span class="normaltextrun"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Times;color:black"> </span></span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Times;color:black"><a href="https://tamuc.myahpcare.com/" target="_blank" title="https://tamuc.myahpcare.com/"><span class="normaltextrun"><span style="color:blue;text-decoration:none">https://tamuc.myahpcare.com/</span></span></a></span><span class="normaltextrun"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Times;color:black">.</span></span><span class="eop"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Times;color:black"> </span></span><span style="color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span class="normaltextrun"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Times;color:black">International Student Health Insurance</span></b></span><span class="eop"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Times;color:black"> </span></span><span style="color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span class="normaltextrun"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Times;color:black">Spring 2023 Insurance:</span></b></span><span class="eop"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Times;color:black"> </span></span><span style="color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span class="normaltextrun"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Times;color:black">All international students will be enrolled in health insurance for the spring term. The coverage for Spring 2023 will begin on</span></span><span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Times;color:black"> </span></span><span class="normaltextrun"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Times;color:black">January
 1, 2023, thru August 31, 2023</span></b></span><span class="normaltextrun"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Times;color:black">.</span></span><span class="normaltextrun"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black"> </span></span><span class="normaltextrun"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Times;color:black">You
 may apply for a</span></span><span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Times;color:black"> </span></span><span class="searchhighlight"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Times;color:#070706;background:#FFEE94">waiver</span></span><span class="normaltextrun"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Times;color:black">,</span></span><span class="normaltextrun"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black"> </span></span><span class="normaltextrun"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Times;color:black;background:white">ALL</span></span><span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Times;color:black;background:white"> </span></span><span class="searchhighlight"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Times;color:#070706;background:#FFEE94">WAIVER</span></span><span class="normaltextrun"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Times;color:black;background:white">S
 must be submitted during this period</span></span><span class="normaltextrun"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black;background:white"> </span></span><span class="normaltextrun"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Times;color:red;background:white">December
 9,</span></b></span><span class="apple-converted-space"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Times;color:red;background:white"> </span></b></span><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Times;color:red;background:white">2023</span></b><span class="apple-converted-space"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Times;color:red"> </span></b></span><span class="normaltextrun"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Times;color:red">to
 February 1, 2023</span></b></span><span class="eop"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Times;color:red"> </span></span><span style="color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span class="normaltextrun"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Times;color:black;background:white">To submit a</span></span><span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Times;color:black;background:white"> </span></span><span class="searchhighlight"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Times;color:#070706;background:#FFEE94">waiver</span></span><span class="normaltextrun"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Times;color:black;background:white">,
 click here</span></span><span class="normaltextrun"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black;background:white"> </span></span><span class="normaltextrun"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Times;color:black;background:white"> </span></span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Times;color:black"><a href="https://tamuc.myahpcare.com/" target="_blank" title="https://tamuc.myahpcare.com/"><span class="normaltextrun"><b><span style="color:blue;background:white;text-decoration:none">https://tamuc.myahpcare.com/</span></b></span></a><span class="eop"> </span></span><span style="color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span class="normaltextrun"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Times;color:black">If you do not submit a</span></b></span><span class="apple-converted-space"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Times;color:black"> </span></b></span><span class="searchhighlight"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Times;color:#070706;background:#FFEE94">waiver</span></b></span><span class="normaltextrun"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Times;color:black">,</span></b></span><span class="normaltextrun"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black"> </span></span><span class="normaltextrun"><b><u><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Times;color:black">OR</span></u></b></span><span class="normaltextrun"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black"> </span></span><span class="normaltextrun"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Times;color:black">if
 you fail to take any action and/or if you missed the</span></b></span><span class="apple-converted-space"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Times;color:black"> </span></b></span><span class="searchhighlight"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Times;color:#070706;background:#FFEE94">waiver</span></b></span><span class="normaltextrun"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black"> </span></b></span><span class="normaltextrun"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Times;color:black">deadline
 to be approved,</span></b></span><span class="normaltextrun"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black"> </span></span><span class="normaltextrun"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Times;color:black">you will
 be automatically enrolled in the System Health Insurance Plan (SHIP) through AHP, and the charge will be applied to your student account.</span></b></span><span class="eop"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Times;color:black"> </span></span><span style="color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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