The Sneaky Way Colleges Try To Sell Students Health Insurance

At Vanderbilt University, where student health premiums this year were $1,949, waivers are only granted when a student’s existing plan has no caps on maximum benefits per illness, per injury, per coverage period or per lifetime. The existing plan also needs to have nothing higher than a $250 annual in-network deductible, plus in-network providers in Nashville, Tennessee, where the school is located.