College tuition seems to go up every semester. We all know that the books that are required for classes at universities are expensive. The price of the student health insurance is about to increase. This is part of the Affordable Care Act, and it is to ensure that those policies will actually cover things that they are supposed to. Have you heard of mini-med health insurance? These types of plans have been referred to as “junk health insurance”. A mini-med plan will cover very little of a person’s health care needs, because of the incredibly low caps that the plans … Continue reading →

The Franciscan University of Steubenville had made the announcement that it will drop health insurance coverage for students. This cancellation of student health insurance will begin this fall. The University is doing this to save money and to avoid having to cover birth control in student health insurance plans. Around 60 years ago, the Franciscan University of Steubenville, which is located in Ohio, was founded. It is ranked as one of the top-tier private colleges in the Midwest. The University’s website describes the school as “passionately Catholic”. It has about 2,800 students. Less than 200 of those students have been … Continue reading →