Good Luck with that.
The university my SO is attending has a required insurance policy that is only $120 a month and probably crappier coverage than your current policy. Fortunately we found a way around it this last year; this next year he's screwed and will have to pay up front. The bursar's office won't even waive the hold on the account if it's not paid and the insurance is the reason there is a hold. So two years ago we had to scrape because he couldn't use the library or most other services on campus.
When the university adopted the plan 2 or 3 years ago they said it was because there were too many students that were racking up health bills and unable to pay them. In other words the student health center wasn't getting paid by the insurance companies students were using. I know international students before the enacted policy had to have health insurance, but the one that was most popular wasn't paying their part of the coverage to the university's health center. . . .
Oh well.
Best of luck but you might have to bite the bullet and pay. Is there a way that can be used as a tax credit or deduction? Something so at least you're not getting 100% screwed over. Or if you take out additional loans for the health insurance, maybe it will be exempt from interest rates???
Amys
The university my SO is attending has a required insurance policy that is only $120 a month and probably crappier coverage than your current policy. Fortunately we found a way around it this last year; this next year he's screwed and will have to pay up front. The bursar's office won't even waive the hold on the account if it's not paid and the insurance is the reason there is a hold. So two years ago we had to scrape because he couldn't use the library or most other services on campus.
When the university adopted the plan 2 or 3 years ago they said it was because there were too many students that were racking up health bills and unable to pay them. In other words the student health center wasn't getting paid by the insurance companies students were using. I know international students before the enacted policy had to have health insurance, but the one that was most popular wasn't paying their part of the coverage to the university's health center. . . . Oh well.
Best of luck but you might have to bite the bullet and pay. Is there a way that can be used as a tax credit or deduction? Something so at least you're not getting 100% screwed over. Or if you take out additional loans for the health insurance, maybe it will be exempt from interest rates???
Amys
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A legal question about health insurance and schools for anyone inclined to answer
- 07/06/2010 11:33:29 PM
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Probably impossible to answer without seeing any contract you have to sign before you attend.
- 07/06/2010 11:42:08 PM
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I think they will just add it to his term bill in that case.
- 08/06/2010 12:36:03 AM
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That is exactly what they will do, except they offer no waiver in my position
- 08/06/2010 03:07:43 AM
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Yeah, they just add it to your term tuition statement-- there is no way around it
- 08/06/2010 03:02:15 AM
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Re: A legal question about health insurance and schools for anyone inclined to answer
- 08/06/2010 12:38:54 AM
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I did contact them and they said they can't have healthy patients opt out of their plan
- 08/06/2010 02:56:01 AM
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I'd be curious to see what sort of ties can be found between the school, or some of its board...
- 08/06/2010 03:09:26 AM
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one question
- 08/06/2010 04:06:42 AM
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It most likely is policy for all students on the campus no matter what they are studying. *NM*
- 08/06/2010 05:23:47 AM
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Welcome to the concept of ObamaCare.....i.e., forced purchasing of medical insurance. *NM*
- 08/06/2010 04:34:26 AM
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Except not, because he already has a provider. Good try, but not really. Try again. 
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- 09/06/2010 02:39:48 AM
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- 09/06/2010 02:39:48 AM
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you might think that is true but it is likely the insurance he has won't be allowed under Obamacare
- 09/06/2010 05:10:04 AM
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Yeaaahhh. . . .
- 08/06/2010 05:22:10 AM
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