Health Insurance Anxiety!!

Nursing Students Pre-Nursing

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Hey everyone! I was just curious if anyone else is going through this process. The nursing program I have been accepted into requires us to have health insurance, which I COMPLETELY UNDERSTAND! LOL. My current situation is causing me horrible anxiety because I lost my coverage in October due to turning 26. I sent my application in for Medicaid well over a month ago for coverage for the rest of 2015 and starting 2016. I was told on Friday by the local DHS office that it will be several months before I will get coverage but it will cover from the time I applied. Its near impossible to reach anyone on the helpline that is given for the program. I am just really anxious about not being able to go into the nursing program because of it.:( Does anyone have any advice regarding my situation?

*In hindsight, I believe I should have started the process back in the summer instead, but oh well.

** Not sure if this is where this thread belongs but I felt like it fit.

THANK YOU!:)

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Usually, schools will have health insurance that they offer to students if they don't have their own! I'm also 26 and (for my school) if you don't sign the health insurance waiver, they'll automatically enroll you in their health insurance plan. Check your school's manual and see what their policy says about insurance, but I think you'll be fine!

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What about purchasing your own health insurance until you can get coverage from Medicaid?

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Thank you for the feedback! TinyNurse- They don't offer insurance at my school, but it was a good idea. Nataliekorn- I've been looking into short term to cover until I get Medicaid. Thank you for the brilliant idea.:)

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