Your personal medical information is a hot commodity.

Your personal medical information is a hot commodity.
It’s not uncommon for an international student, planning to study in the U.S., to get bombarded with ads for an international health insurance plan. The most compelling part of these plans is that they are cheap.
But as the saying goes, you get what you pay for.
A comprehensive student health program can include more than an insurance plan. Most insurance plans already include benefits such as telehealth and nurseline solutions. What else could your students need? How about a student assistance program?
Short-term plans, or limited duration insurance plans have just been amended as of last week.
Premiums. Rate changes. National Provider Identification. If you know what any of these terms mean then, congratulations! You’re in great shape and don’t have to worry about waivers. However, most people aren’t as familiar with what these mean, and really those terms are just scratching the surface when it comes to waivers.
The Center of Disease Control (CDC) performed a study that analyzed 25 college sports over five years. The results showed that college athletes suffered over a million injuries during this period. That’s nearly 600 injuries per day and billions of dollars in insurance claims.
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