Tag Archives: college health issues

College Health Insurance Reviewed by the Wall Street Journal

September 26, 2010 – 8:56 pm

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

September 24, 2010 – 8:50 pm

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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Flu Season Can Impact Students’ Ability to Succeed in School; Consider Protecting the Investment in College in Case of Medical Withdrawal

September 13, 2010 – 7:29 pm

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 [...]

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NPR’s Big 5 Health Issues Facing Students – Supports Need for Tuition Insurance

September 5, 2010 – 7:23 pm

National Public Radio created a fantastic summary of the Big 5 Issues facing students on campus. NGI’s GradGuard recognizes that these health issues are also real potential risks that may interrupt an academic semester and also lead to a medical withdrawal.  These “Big 5″ reminders by NPR are another independent source recognizing the risks to the investment college [...]

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

August 18, 2010 – 10:13 pm

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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A Lesson in Health Insurance for College Students

August 10, 2010 – 9:58 pm

Next Generation Insurance Group believes in the value of education and works to make sure that each of its consumer sites offer insights into the products we offer. It is hard for most news stories to do an adequate job of describing the nuances surrounding insurance and ways to mitigate risk, but sometimes reporters do [...]

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Sizing Up Campus Health Care – WSJ Article

November 6, 2009 – 9:12 pm

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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