Florida State University is now requiring all students to have health insurance. If they can’t get covered under their parents’ policy, then FSU will sell it to them.
From Orlando Sentinel:
If students lack their own coverage that meets university criteria, usually through a parent’s policy, Florida State will provide it at a minimum annual cost of $1,449. Financial help will be available for low-income students.
Mandatory insurance is a growing trend among the nation’s universities. It’s nearly universal among private schools and the number of public universities requiring it has grown from 25 percent to 35 percent in the past two years, according to American College Health Association figures.
The Florida Board of Governors, which oversees the state’s 11 public universities, is looking into the possibility of expanding the requirement to the other schools. A task force co-chaired by Sacher this week will complete a recommendation the board will consider at its June 13-14 meeting in Miami.Read: article