Health insurance in the U S

did you have to have health insurance as a student in the United States and how do you get that insurance Elizabeth can I ask you that question insurance the United States is a big topic and it is important and required for all internationals to have health insurance universities handled this differently and for Western we have health insurance coordinator in our office that meets with students and we have selective plans that they can choose from that meet all of the requirements we also follow up with students that are listed that don't currently have insurance and our coordinator is even kind enough to kind of fight some of those battles about insurance claims she'll call up the insurance companies on behalf of the student in certain scenarios to help refills and things like that so it is a complicated process but it is something where the staff are here able to help you navigate that we also have you know resources on campus about the health centers and the information and availability to make appointments they're at a better rate that is covered with your insurance some universities to automatically enroll them in a standard plan unless you produce otherwise so keep that in mind as well when you're looking towards that thank you very much Elizabeth and know she would you like to add something you can do your experience was did it was that how it worked for you health insurance at Howard University is very easy once you're enrolled and you've registered for that semester or that year academic year you're automatically enrolled in an insurance plan and you have to do your
flu shots or your health screening every year so once you go to that health center they make sure that your plan is active and that go lasts throughout the entire year and then it starts refresh again for the following year so I literally don't have to do anything but make sure that my I'm active and that Ike get my service when I go to the hospital excellent thank you thank you