My Master's GA position paid full tuition (out-of-state, even) plus $1000 per month (during the academic year only). One of the conditions of accepting it, however, was that I was not allowed to get another job in addition to the GA position (again, academic year only). This is something you should be aware of. It's no good to get into a situation like this (like one of my classmates did) just to realize that you can't make it on $1000/mo, so you get a part time job just to lose the GA position.
While benefits weren't included in my GA position, I had the option of purchasing the univeristy's student insurance coverage. It was quite affordable, and provided decent coverage.
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