Boston Globe story on Student Health Insurance Plan changes

Kay Lazar of the Boston Globe wrote this story on the proposed changes to the UMass Amherst Student Health Insurance Plan, featuring GEO member Rachel Bolus.  UMass students say new health insurance plan unfair:

Student leaders at the University of Massachusetts Amherst campus say changes in the students’ health insurance plan will unfairly hit hardest on women, low-income students, and those with mental illnesses.

The changes, set to go in effect this August, will require students to pay 15 percent of the total bill for care not received at the campus health center…

To read more, head over to the Globe’s “White Coat Notes” health care blog.

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