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from Shackled Friday, June 25, 2004 - 19:04 (Agree/Disagree?) Thanks for the info. I'm not familiar with some of the terminology but once I get there I'm sure it won't be too hard. (reply to this comment)

from Big Sister Tuesday, June 22, 2004 - 21:11 (Agree/Disagree?) When I was in college and grad school I didn't have dental insurance. I went to a dental school where, for a low fee, I could get my teeth maintained while the student dentists practiced on me. A professor overlooked all the procedures and so the only draw back was that it was far slower than a regular dentist. On the up side, besides being cheap, I got to learn a lot about dentistry. (reply to this comment)

from exister Tuesday, June 22, 2004 - 08:51 (Agree/Disagree?) The de facto standard now is for colleges to provide you with insurance and bill you for the premiums with your tuition. Typically it's $100-$200 for a six month policy, which isn't too bad. They get a group discount and they insure a fairly low risk population, so the costs aren't too high. The catch is that you are usually locked in to the college clinic which can then refer you out if you need a specialist. Be sure to read the fine print. (reply to this comment)

From Regi Tuesday, June 22, 2004, 12:45 (Agree/Disagree?) Where do you go to school? My premium's about 400 for six months and it's just accident and illness insurance. Luckily, students usually have access to decent healthcare at their university's health center.(reply to this comment)

From exister Tuesday, June 22, 2004, 13:30 (Agree/Disagree?) That sounds about right. I'm sure premiums have gone up since I went to school.(reply to this comment)

from Nick Tuesday, June 22, 2004 - 08:03 (Agree/Disagree?) Thats a hard question to answer as there are so so many variables. What kind of insurance do you want? Will you be able to get it through your employer if you are employed? Do you just want emergency coverage or do you want to be covered for every doctors visit you take? Do you want a annual deductable and how much do you want your copay to be? If you are employed you can usually get subsidized insurance through your employer through a PPO or a HMO and for a single person it's probably about $90 a month with a $10 to $20 co pay per visit and a $75 ER co pay. If you are a student you may just want to get a cheep emergency insurance that you can usually get through your school. It's a few bucks a month and will cover you in case of a serious ER visit but wont cover you for every day doctors visits. If you do need a doctor visit for something simple you can usually find a local doctor that charges around $40 to $60 for a consultation and thats a hell of a lot cheaper than $100 a month of your like me and only use your doc for sick notes when you are to hung over to go to work. (reply to this comment)

From itsxena2u Saturday, June 26, 2004, 10:18 (Agree/Disagree?) I think it all depends on the employer and the insurance company they've got. At my last job we had insurance through CIGNA. The company only paid for 50% of our health benefits, so I had to shell out about $135 a month (coverage just for myself) for PPO plus but on the flip side, my deductible was only $200, my out-of-pocket-limit was $1500, my copay was $20, 100 for ER and $10 for brand name medications. Whereas the job I have now, the company has insurance through BLUE CROSS/BLUE SHIELD and although they pay 75% of the employees benefits, my annual deductible is $1000, out-of-pocket-limit is $2000, co-pays are $25 and brand name medications are $30! I do not know about insurance benefits that schools provide and what kind of a package they offer. I pay a considerable amount in insurance because I have AD&D (accidental death & dismemberment), LTD (long term dissability) additional life insurance as well as vision and dental. The type of package you decide depends on what your needs are and what you consider important and valuable to you. I for one have added "uninsured motorist" to the full coverage on my vehicle because there are so many foreigners in the state where I live that either can't afford insurance, don't think its important to have any or just plain don't even have a driver's license. I also have flood/hurricane coverage on my home owner's insurance as well because it floods a lot where I live. I guess you could say I'm pretty well covered! Too bad there isn't any insurance for "broken hearts". Oh well, I guess I'll just have to sue for emotional distress then! ;-p(reply to this comment)