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College Health Plan Reform Proposed
Approximately 2,000 colleges and universities have contracts with health insurers to offer student health plans which cover around three million American students. Students typically purchase these health plans when family coverage isn’t available or alternative plans are not affordable.
College health plans are not all the same— some are comprehensive while others offer limited benefits that can put students at risk for a flood of medical bills. How well the plans are regulated also varies widely.
Regulations proposed by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services on February 9, 2011 would define college health plans as
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Melissa Rhone earned her Bachelor of Music in Education from the University of Tampa. She resides in the Tampa Bay area and enjoys writing about college, pop culture, and epilepsy awareness.