Izinto ezi-5 zokwazi malunga neNtshuwalense yeMpilo yabantwana

Izicwangciso zempilo zabafundi zihlala zijikelezile, kodwa i-ACA iyitshintshe

Izicwangciso zempilo zabafundi sele zifumaneka njengeendlela zabafundi beekholejini ukuba bafumane i-inshorensi yezempilo. Uninzi lwabafundi luhlanganiswe phantsi kwesicwangciso sezempilo somzali, kodwa ngokudlulileyo, malunga neepesenti ezingama-20 zabafundi beekholeji abancediswanga. UMthetho woNonophelo ojongene noThutho ongenakunceda ufikeleleke ukufikelela kwabafundi kwaye uphinde uguqule izicwangciso ze-inshorensi zempilo ezifundiswa ziiyunivesithi.

Nantsi oku ku funeka ukwazi:

Iiprogram ze-inshorensi zempilo zengcali kufuneka zibe zihambelana ngokupheleleyo neemfuno zeemarike ze-ACA (kodwa zikhona ezinye izinto ezingenanto, ezichazwe ngezantsi). Oku kuthetha ukuba kufuneka bahlawulele ii-benefits eziyimfuneko zezempilo kungabikho mivuzo yonyaka okanye i-maximums benefit (ukuvinjelwa kwemida yokufumana inzuzo kwasebenza emva koko kwizicwangciso zempilo zabafundi ngaphandle kweminye imarike nganye kodwa iphela ngo-2014), kwaye ngonyaka iindleko zeefowuni zithathwa .

I-AC-preA, ama-maximums ahlawulayo amanqanaba aphantsi kwaye aphila ngokuqhelekileyo ayeqhelekileyo kwizicwangciso zempilo zabafundi. U-Arijit Guha, owadlula ngo-2013, wayenesicwangciso sempilo somfundi kwiYunivesithi yaseArizona State nge-300,000 yexesha lokufumana inzuzo yokuphila, eyayidibana nayo kwangoko kunyango lwakhe. Iziganeko ezinjengeGuha azange zenzeke, njengoko isicwangciso sezempilo sabafundi asikwazi ukuwuthabatha imali abaza kuhlawula ngayo ngenxa yeemfuno zezempilo ezibalulekileyo.

Ngama- Parameters eNzuzo ye- 2017 kunye ne-Payment Parameters , i-HHS icacise iinkalo ezimbini ze-ACA ezingasetyenziswa kwizicwangciso zempilo zabafundi:

2. Iikholeji kunye neeyunivesithi zinokunika iiprogram ze-inshorensi zempilo yabantwana kodwa azifuneki ukuba zenze njalo (phawula ukuba kufuneka ukuba banikeze i-inshurensi yezempilo kubasebenzi babo - kodwa kungekhona abafundi babo - ukuba ngaba ngabafundi abangama-50 okanye ngaphezulu abalinganayo) . Ngo-2007-2008, izicwangciso zempilo zabafundi zanikezwa ngamaphesenti angama-57 eekholeji , nangona zanyuka ukuya kuma-82 ekhulwini xa sasiqwalasela kuphela izikolo ezikarhulumente ezine.

Ngoku ukuba i-ACA idale ezinye iinjongo zabafundi ukufumana i-inshorensi yempilo - kwaye yandisa intengo yempilo yomshuwalense wezempilo ngenxa yezigunyaziso ezisebenza kwi-coverage - ezinye izikolo ziye zagqiba ekubeni ziyeke ukunika izicwangciso ze-inshorensi zempilo. Oku kubandakanya izikolo ezikhethileyo ukuyeka ukubonelela i-inshurensi yempilo yengqesho ngenxa ye-ACA imfuneko yokuba izicwangciso zezempilo mazibekele i-contraceptive.

3. Ukongezelela kwizicwangciso zempilo zabafundi ezibonelelwa zizikolo, zikho ezinye iindlela ezininzi abafundi abanokufumana i-inshurensi yezempilo , eninzi ephakanyiswe yi-ACA:

4. Ezinye izicwangciso zempilo ezithengiswa kubafundi azihambisani ne-ACA . Oku kubandakanya izicwangciso zexesha elifutshane kunye nezicwangciso zokuphuhlisa izifo . Kungenxa yokuba izixhobo zokuthengisa izicwangciso zibiza ukuba zilungele kakuhle abafundi abazenzayo izicwangciso zempilo zabafundi.

5. Intsholongwane yempilo yomshuwalense ayiyithathwa njengequmrhu le-inshorensi yezempilo, kwaye oku kuchaphazela abafundi abaphumeleleyo abafumana i-premium repumement ye-inshurensi yempilo yabantwana . Ngaphantsi kwemimiselo eyaqala ukusebenza ngo-2014 (kodwa yabulewe kwaze kwafika ngo-2015 ), abaqeshi abavunyelwe ukubuyiselwa kwabasebenzi kwiipresimenti zomshuwalense ngamnye. Iimanyuvesi azivunyelwanga ukuba zihlawule iiproyamu zempilo zee-inshurensi zempilo zabasebenzi bazo ngexesha elipheleleyo (ekubeni izicwangciso zempilo zabafundi aziqwalaselwe njengengxelo yeqela), kodwa kukho ukudideka malunga nendlela oku kusebenza ngayo ngokumalunga nabafundi abaye benza umsebenzi wesikolo.

Iiyunivesithi ezininzi zibonelela abafundi (ngokubanzi abafundi abaphumelele) kunye nezifundo, kwaye abafundi bakhonza njengabancedisi bokufundisa nabancedisi bophando. Ukongeza kwi-reimbursement yezifundo kunye neendleko zokugubungula iindleko zokuphila, kwaye kwaqhelekileyo kwiiyunivesithi ukuhlawula konke okanye inxalenye ye-premium ye-graduum student under plan's health plan plan. Ngaphantsi kwemimiselo evimbela umvuzo wokuqhawula umqeshi weprayimari ngamanye, isohlwayo sokungathobeli i-$ 100 ngosuku, ngomqeshwa ngamnye (okt, ukuya kuma-36,500 wamawaka ngonyaka, ngomqeshwa ngamnye).

Ngokucacileyo, umbuzo uba ngaba ngabancedisi bokuphanda abaphumeleleyo kunye nabancedisi bokufundisa abagqibeleleyo ngabaqeshwa, nokuba ingaba iyunivesiti iyasebenza ngokubanjelwa ukubuyiselwa iipresimesi zezempilo ezingabikho kwiqela lemali ngokuhlawula inxalenye yeeprayimari zabafundi. NgoFebruwari 2016, i-IRS yashicilele iSaziso 2016-17 , esinika uncedo lwenguqu kwiiyunivesithi ezihlawula iiprimiyamu ze-inshurensi zempilo yabantwana egameni labafundi abaphumelele nabo basebenza esikolweni. Kwiplani leminyaka eya kuqala ngaphambi kweJanuwari 1, 2017, i-IRS ayiyi kuthatha isenzo ngokuya kwesi sikolo sohlobo (ngoko isicwangciso sonyaka esilandela ikhalenda yonyaka wezifundo ka-2016-2017 siya kuthotyelwa nangona isikolo sihlawulela iiproyeyam zomshuwalense zempilo yabantwana).