Comments on: Amid national health care debate, students question new SHS plan http://www.studlife.com/news/2009/10/28/shs-insurance/ The independent newspaper of Washington University in St. Louis Tue, 09 Mar 2010 14:17:10 -0600 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Beth Salomo Haney http://www.studlife.com/news/2009/10/28/shs-insurance/comment-page-1/#comment-2841 Beth Salomo Haney Wed, 28 Oct 2009 22:45:39 +0000 http://www.studlife.com/?p=6450#comment-2841 Our family is very unhappy about this mandated coverage. While we understand the university's concern for the well being of its students, this IS the individual family's responsibility. We have provided, and will continue to provide health insurance for our children, all college students. Our other children were able to opt out of coverage, which is appropriate. For those of us who must seek health insurance privately, we are especially reluctant to give it up the coverage we have obtained, and now are charged for double coverage. This is RIDICULOUS. University officials ought to re-examine this matter. OH! You're my new favorite blogger fyi Our family is very unhappy about this mandated coverage. While we understand the university’s concern for the well being of its students, this IS the individual family’s responsibility. We have provided, and will continue to provide health insurance for our children, all college students. Our other children were able to opt out of coverage, which is appropriate. For those of us who must seek health insurance privately, we are especially reluctant to give it up the coverage we have obtained, and now are charged for double coverage. This is RIDICULOUS. University officials ought to re-examine this matter.
OH! You’re my new favorite blogger fyi

]]> By: <img src='http://www.studlife.com/wp-content/plugins/rpx/images/facebook.png'/> Beth Salomo Haney http://www.studlife.com/news/2009/10/28/shs-insurance/comment-page-1/#comment-2814 Beth Salomo Haney Wed, 28 Oct 2009 19:34:42 +0000 http://www.studlife.com/?p=6450#comment-2814 Our family is very unhappy about this mandated coverage. While we understand the university's concern for the well being of its students, this IS the individual family's responsibility. We have provided, and will continue to provide health insurance for our children, all college students. Our other children were able to opt out of coverage, which is appropriate. For those of us who must seek health insurance privately, we are especially reluctant to give it up the coverage we have obtained, and now are charged for double coverage. This is RIDICULOUS. University officials ought to re-examine this matter. Our family is very unhappy about this mandated coverage. While we understand the university’s concern for the well being of its students, this IS the individual family’s responsibility. We have provided, and will continue to provide health insurance for our children, all college students. Our other children were able to opt out of coverage, which is appropriate. For those of us who must seek health insurance privately, we are especially reluctant to give it up the coverage we have obtained, and now are charged for double coverage. This is RIDICULOUS. University officials ought to re-examine this matter.

]]> By: thebirdistheword http://www.studlife.com/news/2009/10/28/shs-insurance/comment-page-1/#comment-2810 thebirdistheword Wed, 28 Oct 2009 18:57:49 +0000 http://www.studlife.com/?p=6450#comment-2810 one thing to keep in mind is that "coverage" means a lot of different things to a lot of different people depending on where they live. there are so many options for health insurance plans, that someone from Alabama might be covered there... but would they be covered for certain treatments/visits out-of-state in St Louis? while the answer is "yes" many times, it is also "no" many times. many other universities have a mandatory plan, but students can opt-out if they prove that the student would have sufficient coverage in the location where the college is. i feel that this is a good compromise.... making a certain level of health insurance mandatory, while not ensuring that people are "double covered' if they can prove a sufficent level of coverage out-of-state one thing to keep in mind is that “coverage” means a lot of different things to a lot of different people depending on where they live. there are so many options for health insurance plans, that someone from Alabama might be covered there… but would they be covered for certain treatments/visits out-of-state in St Louis? while the answer is “yes” many times, it is also “no” many times.

many other universities have a mandatory plan, but students can opt-out if they prove that the student would have sufficient coverage in the location where the college is. i feel that this is a good compromise…. making a certain level of health insurance mandatory, while not ensuring that people are “double covered’ if they can prove a sufficent level of coverage out-of-state

]]> By: father of student http://www.studlife.com/news/2009/10/28/shs-insurance/comment-page-1/#comment-2790 father of student Wed, 28 Oct 2009 16:59:22 +0000 http://www.studlife.com/?p=6450#comment-2790 Many students at Wash U are insured by their parents family coverage. It makes no sense to overlap that with extra insurance. Just offer the school insurance to those that don't have any. I would rather donate the money to the school then give it to Aetna. Many students at Wash U are insured by their parents family coverage. It makes no sense to overlap that with extra insurance. Just offer the school insurance to those that don’t have any. I would rather donate the money to the school then give it to Aetna.

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