Health Insurance Companies Offer Extended Coverage for Grads for Student Health Insurance

There are many things college grads have to worry about – final exams, graduation, finding a job – but for some of them health insurance may not be on that list any more.

WellPoint Inc., parent company to Anthem Blue Cross, and UnitedHealth are offering to extend medical coverage for college grads who receive coverage through a parent’s policy until the age of 26.

The health insurance companies in question had been receiving bad press lately …

New motions could mean more affordable health insurance in Florida for students and seniors in Student Health Insurance

Florida’s economy is still in disrepair in the aftermath of the seemingly waning economic recession. Boasting an unemployment rate over 11 percent in October, the Sunshine State has also seen an exponential growth in the number of uninsured Floridians over the past several months. Two groups for whom insurance poses a serious concern are seniors and students. A pair of motions currently being weighed in the state legislature and private industries could go a long way …