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Show jESDAY; NEWS OCTOBER 29, 2008 DIXIE SUN - 3 Students search for insurance options BY JEN WATKINS Writer pixie Sun Staff students at Dixie State in need of health (.oiiege may now have not previously inSUrance options available. ! Matt 0f the and Wade, part owner Hawkins, Wade insurance Esplin said some company, carriers, such Health, have designed affordable health insurance plans specifically for college students who are not insured with their pareinsurance as Assurant nts. said in Utah, students unmarried most to stay on are eligible health their parents ,Wade degre plan until the insurance age of 26. However, not all students are able to ittenditj 'helmed' ;r progrc ic adisc help yn udyand to tot b toward have dif health coverage through mom and dad. Those students may want to consider purchasing their own health insurareceive nce plan. Wade are who consider a shorttplan, which usually lasts six months, he said, and students may find it should e in erm the i ceCenlf : counsel tasicaa setting s and oi: ty- aouiagd rofessoB' s to hep looking for insurance that will only last one or two semesters :ulard& the said students affordable. students who want to purchase insurance to take with them after graduation, an individual policy can be the best option. These policies stay in effect as long as more For the purchaser continues to pay the monthly premium and can last long after the student graduates from DSC. Other health insurance options include a health savings account in which the insured puts money into a account. The insured makes contributions to the fund and can withdraw the funds tax free for qualified medical expenses, according to the BlueCross BlueShield Web site, www.bcbs.com. Students looking for health coverage would need to contact a licensed provider, such as Wade at 3. through her employer but would like to look into other options. My biggest complaint with employers is that if you want to quit your job, you cant, she said. She said if she quit her job to take a position with another employer, she would have to wait the mandatory waiting period, and her insurance would lapse. Kirkland also said her insurance at work used to automatically renew each year. Now she has to reenroll each year or she will lose her health cov- erage. Many students on came pus are working and cannot jobs receive health insurance through their employers. Usually, those students choose to go without insurance and hope they dont become sick. Heath Carr, a sophomore English major from Hurricane, said: I usually just try to deal with it. Ive never been really part-tim- Brochures for other insurance providers may be found in the Gardner Center on the second floor next to the student government office. Another option for students is to check with their employer to see if health insurance is offered at their place of employment. While many employers have a 0 day waiting period, the insurance is usually more because the employer pays a portion of the monthly premium. Katherine Kirkland, a junior majoring in secondary education and English from Salt Lake City, said she receives her health insurance 30-9- cost-effecti- sick. Those students may find themselves suddenly in need of medical assistance. For a minor illness that may require only a doctor visit, students can stop by the Wellness Center on campus to receive a voucher for office visits. Barbara Johnson, coordinator for the Wellness Center, said the vouchers Freshman Jocelyn Maeso, a general education major from Haiti, gets a check up from Dixie State College graduate Dan Davie at Dixie Regional Medical Center. Maeso recently returned from an LDS mission and has not been able to get health insurance yet. Students may contact cover the initial visit but do uninsured discount to Dixie insurance. those without not cover further testing Regional Medical Center-Rive- r Road finanthose blood tests. and like However, at the to concover unable medical Campus cially jFor major bill are given an applicacerns and students needing Students may also tion that is reviewed by to attend the emergency with the Wellness check who IHC determine to for room, they may qualify Center in the Student financial assistance through qualifies for a further Service Center for free reduction in their hospiIntermountain Health Care. health screenings. 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Where of the extra widgets, tional functionality students log on to their such as the weather, which students will Rebelmail on the DSC news and school activiappreciate, thus improvhomepage, it explains ties, but they need to this new ing the odds that they system, powupdate that information will actually use this ered by Google, will now more often. account, Roos said. provide Gmail, as well Students can have their as a suite of other The nice thing for the own is personalized Start college is that Google Google products that Page, where they can will enable organizations providing this hosting access all services from so at Dixie to better comservice free of charge, the hassle of maintaining anywhere with an municate, share and colInternet connection. system a campus laborate. students and They can also access is removed, David Roos, director with a mobile use to of enrollment services, are more likely device. said one of the problems it. I use Yahoo! but the Roos said students will college has been Dmail to see if immediately have access check grappling with is how enrolled in still Im best to communicate to Googles calendaring, and if I have class school with students. docs and spreadsheets, a certain day, said on seems an obvious and and more by using Jeremiah Johnson, a senDmail. In addition, inexpensive choice, but ior communication major students do not always Googles spam filtering from Las Vegas. As far use their system is more powerful assigned as the change goes, I than Rebelmails. Rebelmail accounts, so dont care much about it; According to the important information it is a fancier version of in has not always been read Rebelmail log page, something I never really the new system will by them. use. allow 4 GB storage The switch to Dmail Dixie is not the first t don is space so students partly to address this, college in Utah to incorsince Dmail is hosted by have to worry about havIt lets porate Googles Google and replicates ing to delete mail. system as its own. Instant Message Gmail accounts, which users Roos said Utah State from within the mailbox many students are University also incorpoand gives free already familiar with, rated the Google Roos said. voice calls. It has a system to replace their In the meantime the Google Calendar to old mail system. classld schedule meetings, address will and es and assignments, continue to work, but all ASHLEY RILLAMAS Dixie Sun Staff Writer BY messages will be delivered to the new Dmail account at THE ONLY EXCUSE TO NOT REGISTER FOR SPRING SEMESTER CLASSES! l. PC-to-P- C J Registration begins on Movefifafofer 171 Choose to Graduate stavinschool.dixie.edu |