Being unprepared for medical emergencies is bad news. This Video sheds some insight to how the University of Kansas is helping students cope with health care costs.
TC: For people with health insurance getting sick means a visit to the doctor, but for those without health insurance unforeseen ailments can be problematic as Lawrence resident Kyle Aller points out.
KA: Really I’m not too concerned with my health as of now, but if anything were to happen to me that’s certainly a concern.
TC: Walking to class one day and being ill the next is part of life, but Associate Director of Watkins Health Center Diana Malott works to make sure students are not caught off guard.
DM: We have a student health insurance plan that is sponsored by the Kansas Board of Regents that’s a very robust plan for a very reasonable premium. I am the KU representative of the Board of Regents to develop this plan and we did it to try to address student needs wherever they are in the age range, wherever they are in their education and we did it so that we could make sure students were protected from unexpected medical expenditures which can really derail an education fast.
TC: For Spend Smart 101 this is Tyler Conover
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