Tag Archives: campus health

College Health Insurance Reviewed by the Wall Street Journal

The September 26th edition of the Wall Street Journal published an article titled How College Health Plans Are Failing Students. The article written by Jessical Silver-Greenberg and Mary Pilon, is comprehensive in its discussion of the limits of many school sponsored student health plans. However, it failed to address just how few affordable choices students have if the school [...]

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College Parents – Get Health Care Power of Attorney in Place

This is a great article from a Boston Globe blog post – read below for a summary. “If you have recently sent a son or daughter off to college, it is critically important that you have a signed Health Care Power of Attorney (HCPOA) in place. This document is important because once your child turns [...]

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Back to School: Health Insurance Options for College Students in a Post-Reform World

NGI’s marketing partner – eHealth – released this comprehensive media alert that contains some excellent insights into health insurance options for college students.   An abbreviated version appears below. “eHealthInsurance (NASDAQ: EHTH), the leading online source of health insurance for individuals and families, today released a series of frequently asked questions (FAQs) to help new and [...]

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Sizing Up Campus Health Care – WSJ Article

The attached article from November 5th, 2009′s Wall Street Journal highlights an important topic for families evaluating both insurance and college options. The article wisely points out that “For most people, health-coverage details won’t play a significant role in where students decide to attend school. But as campus visits heat up in coming months ahead of application [...]

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