We just noticed a change on eHealth - which is useful for all college students who are looking for student health insurance.   Be sure to notice that eHealth now offers a plan called Student Health Plan - which is a blanket policy of College Parents of America.   This plan looks like it now offers both affordable / lower coverage plans as well as more comprehensive plans featuring preventative care services.   In all cases, the plan also includes tuition refund insurance and relevant student ...
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4CollegeHealth tries to highlight the best thinking and insights on the subjects of student health.   Sometimes articles appear to be so comprehensive that we choose not just to link to the articles but also to share a good portion of the article.   With our thanks to the WSJ - (note we make no money from ads) but do want to recognize the authors of such an exceptional article.

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By JESSICA SILVER-GREENBERG...

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With college campuses again buzzing with students, the fall will bring concerns about the flu and other potentially serious illnesses. As parents remind their students to get flu shots, they should also consider how an illness like the flu or mononucleosis can impact academic performance – as well as their finances.

A significant illness can impact a student’s ability to handle an educational workload. In some instances, this can lead to medical withdrawals, which, in turn, leads ...
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As you may already know, picking insurance is all about getting a policy that matches up with your needs.  GradGuard has aimed their sites on meeting the needs of young adults and here are the highlights.

• Guarantee-issue to members of College Parents of America*
• Comepitive Pricing
• $500,000 maximum benefit per condition
• Preganancy covered as any other sickness
• Coverage for Susbstance Abuse & Mental/Newvoud Disorder*
• Co-Insurance: 80% of Usual, Reasonable and Customary Charges
• Fl...

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We're back today, after the shock of Friday's post has been given enough time to set in. 

A recent article in the The Examiner (Examiner.com) discusses 10 things everyone needs to consider before buying your university's healthcare plan.  This article is a nice break from post-university healthcare guides, as such advice for grads is everywhere, while these sorts of guides seem to be far less common.

I'll lay out the 10 points/questions from the article.  However in the article, the author ex...
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Continuing our coverage of what's going on in Texas university healthcare, it is necessary to provide this update:  Governor Perry vetoed the healthcare bill, despite the fact that it passed in the state's hours and senate 143-4 and 27-4, respectively. 

The article, printed in the Daily Texan last week, included some critical quotes from Rep. Brown and the president of College Parents of America, James Boyle.

Boyle stated, "The vast majority of students have health insurance, and student healt...
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