By Vivian Byrd
Benefits Office

U-M will transfer to M-CARE the administration of the GradCare medical plan for non-employee graduate students beginning Jan. 1. Non-employee groups include department-sponsored graduate students who hold a designated Rackham Fellowship; National Science Foundation Fellows in designated departments; Michigan Science Training Program Fellows; graduate students in designated departments; Medical School students and eligible LSA Regents Fellows. GradCare administration for employed Graduate Student Instructors, Graduate Student Staff Assistants and Graduate Student Research Assistants will not change. The University expects that this change for non-employee graduate students will allow streamlining of the enrollment process, improve communications with members, and reduce billing concerns for departments and plan participants.