http://drdreams.com/more-baucus-bill-subsidies-and-a-%e2%80%98young-invincible%e2%80%99-plan Thu, 29 Apr 2010 08:27:57 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.3 http://drdreams.com/more-baucus-bill-subsidies-and-a-%e2%80%98young-invincible%e2%80%99-plan/comment-page-1#comment-215 Katie Fri, 23 Oct 2009 00:47:19 +0000 http://drdreams.com/more-baucus-bill-subsidies-and-a-%e2%80%98young-invincible%e2%80%99-plan/#comment-215 My name is Katie and I am a student organizer with the Student Health organizing Coalition (SHOC). As a student in MA, I know firsthand that catastrophic coverage is an inadequate and inefficient way to cover students and young adults. Students across the state of Massachusetts are being put in a position in which they must chose between paying for their education or their basic health care needs. Prescription drug coverage is the backbone of many plans all across the country and it is inexcusable to exclude students from this necessary coverage. The Massachusetts legislature has recognized the shortcomings of these plans by filing and developing a bill that would do away with the student health insurance program all together. We fully support the effort that would allow young adults to remain on their parents/guardians health insurance plans until the age of 27. It its my hope that the bill will include legislation that would allow for the creation of a comprehensive student health insurance plan encompassing all of student’s health care needs. Catastrophic coverage is simply not enough and our health and wellbeing demands more. My name is Katie and I am a student organizer with the Student Health organizing Coalition (SHOC). As a student in MA, I know firsthand that catastrophic coverage is an inadequate and inefficient way to cover students and young adults. Students across the state of Massachusetts are being put in a position in which they must chose between paying for their education or their basic health care needs. Prescription drug coverage is the backbone of many plans all across the country and it is inexcusable to exclude students from this necessary coverage. The Massachusetts legislature has recognized the shortcomings of these plans by filing and developing a bill that would do away with the student health insurance program all together. We fully support the effort that would allow young adults to remain on their parents/guardians health insurance plans until the age of 27. It its my hope that the bill will include legislation that would allow for the creation of a comprehensive student health insurance plan encompassing all of student’s health care needs. Catastrophic coverage is simply not enough and our health and wellbeing demands more.

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