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| https://www.mccaskill.senate.gov/media-center/latest-headlines/mizzou-to-grad-assistants-keep-calm-and-keep-your-health-insurance- | Mizzou to grad assistants: Keep calm and keep your health insurance | 2016-10-27 | 2016 | 2016-10 | Democrat | House | MO | Claire McCaskill | M001170 | www.mccaskill.senate.gov | legacy | Mizzou to grad assistants: Keep calm and keep your health insurance Thursday, October 27, 2016 By: Ashley Jost ST. LOUIS • The University of Missouri-Columbia will continue providing graduate assistants subsidies for their health insurance — at least through this school year. The issue erupted on the Columbia campus last fall when leaders said they’d stop the longtime practice of offering these students subsidies. The decision at the time stemmed from guidance on the Affordable Care Act that led university leaders to fear they’d face legal ramifications because, in the eyes of the IRS, those students are considered employees. The Affordable Care Act penalizes employers for giving employees money to purchase health insurance coverage on their own. Thanks to a decision by three federal departments last week, universities such as Mizzou can take as much time as they need to figure out the future of providing students with health insurance. The Health and Human Services, Labor and Treasury departments agreed on the extension. U.S. Sen. Claire McCaskill, D-Mo., lobbied for the extension, and touted it as a win for students and the university, adding that she will “continue working to make that certainty permanent.” “Mizzou’s hardworking teaching assistants had been left in limbo about whether they’d be able to access the affordable, quality health insurance they’d relied on,” McCaskill said in a statement. Shortly after the announcement last fall that Mizzou would pull back on the subsidies — leading to protests from students and faculty — the school reneged. The issue added to a semester full of public scrutiny on campus. The recently announced extension allows Mizzou “the time and ability to work toward identifying a permanent quality, affordable, health coverage solution for our graduate students looking forward,” a campus spokesperson said in a statement. For now, students keep their subsidies. Print Email Tweet | 1 | 2026-03-30T12:14:52Z | 2026-03-30T12:14:52Z |