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• New smoking fee may help to kick the habit 

Jump to full article: Miami Hurricane (University of Miami, Coral Gables, FL), 2010-07-22
Author: Rebecca Zimmer

Intro:

Beginning in the fall, a $50 per semester surcharge will be added to the university health insurance plan of students who smoke.

Students will need to fill out a form on myUM stating whether they are a smoker. Those who confirm that they are smokers, as well as those who do not fill out the form, will be charged the $50.

This will be the first year that students will be charged an additional fee for smoking. University of Miami staff and faculty have been paying a smoking surcharge since 1992.

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