College students are heading back to school for the 2011-2012 school year. This can be an exciting and stressful time for many students who try to organize their finances and figure out student health insurance coverage. Market Watch has a press release from eHealthInsurance which gives some important tips for college students and their [...]
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Student Health Insurance Struggles At UMass
University of Massachusetts Amherst students who receive their student health insurance through the school will have to come up with some money to cover the bill for visits to specialists that are not on campus under a new plan that was discussed earlier this month. The changes have many students and parents frustrated because they [...]
Teacher Health Insurance Lacking in Oklahoma
Oklahoma health insurance for teachers has always been a hot topic, but recently in Oklahoma City, a budget was approved to only fund teachers’ health insurance for 10 months out of the year, rather than a full 12. The Oklahoma Board of Education claims they have voted to fully fund teacher’s health insurance but the [...]
Finding Health Insurance and Health Care Jobs
Finding health insurance and health care jobs has become a little easier thanks to five growing health care careers flourishing across the nation. If you’re interested in pursuing a career in the health care industry, right now might be a good time to get your foot in the door and get the education you need. [...]
Student Health Care Reform Limited
Many experts have said that health care reform will help get more students insured, but that may not be the case. In a study conducted by the US Government Accountability Office back in 2008, it was found that 1.7 million traditional age students from 18-23 were not covered by student health insurance which comes out [...]
Student Health Care Reform Update
The Department of Health and Human Services has published their proposed rules on the status of student health insurance coverage under the new bill, the Affordable Care Act, and with it comes some new updates. According to the article “Health Care Reform Update: Proposed Rule on Student Health Coverage” on NACUBO.com, the proposed rules have [...]
New Regulation for Student Health Insurance
Some new regulation has been set in motion to ensure students have student health insurance and they are protected from being denied coverage according to the article “New Rule Regulating Student Health Insurance Coverage Ensure Rights” by Dana Pavelsky on BadgerHerald.com. The Department of Health and Human Services advised that the Affordable Care Act will [...]
Free Health Care for LA Students
The new superintendent of the Los Angeles school district, John Deasy, is calling for free health, dental, and eye care for any students in need. Considering this is the 2nd largest school district in the nation, it’s huge news and a big step for a student health insurance quote. According to the article “New LA [...]
Student Health Care Reform and Loans
Health care reform is causing many changes to the health care system, but many do not realize it’s also having an impact on student loans. Student health care reform is affecting the way government is handling student loans and ultimately saving them money which is good for the country overall. According to the article “Health-care [...]
How To Avoid the Freshman 15
It’s not a myth. The “freshman 15″ is a real thing. Sometimes it’s only 5 pounds, sometimes 25, but either way weight gain for freshman college students is a real problem according to the article “Foiling the Freshman 15 Weight Gain” by Dorene Internicola on Yahoo!News. After years of parental supervision and active high school [...]
