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</div>--><!-- .products__col --> </div><!--// .row --> </div><!-- // .products --> </div> </li> </ul> </nav> </div><!--// .container --> </header><!--// .header --> <!-- DryDock Template: Static page - No Margins --> <div class="page"> <div class="container" id="main-content" tabindex="-1"> <h1 class="page__title">Healthcare News</h1> <h2>UHP Newsletters</h2> <ul> <li><a href="https://www.risk-strategies.com/knowledge-center/article/affordable-care-act-deregulation-and-student-health-insurance-plans" target="_blank">December 2018: Affordable Care Act Deregulation and Student Health Insurance Plans</a></li> <li><a href="/newsletter/pdf/November2015.pdf" target="_blank">November 2015: Update to the September 2015 Newsletter</a></li> <li><a href="/newsletter/pdf/September2015.pdf" target="_blank">September 2015: Update on ACA & Student Health Insurance</a></li> <li><a href="/newsletter/pdf/Newsletter-Feb13.pdf" target="_blank">February 2013: ACA Taxes for SHPs</a></li> <li><a href="/newsletter/pdf/Newsletter-Nov12.pdf" target="_blank">November 2012: Update on ACA & Student Health Insurance</a></li> <li><a href="/newsletter/pdf/Newsletter-Feb12.pdf" target="_blank">February 2012: Final Rule on Student Health Plans Delayed</a></li> <li><a href="/newsletter/pdf/Newsletter-Sept11.pdf" target="_blank">September 2011: Mandated Contraceptive Coverage</a></li> <li><a href="/newsletter/pdf/Newsletter-April11.pdf" target="_blank">April 2011: NPRM Comment Period Closed</a></li> </ul> <hr /> <h2>UHP Publications</h2> <ul> <li><a href="/newsletter/pdf/UHP_SHI_Importance_and_ACA_Challenges.pdf" target="_blank">UHP Client Meeting – The New Importance of SHPs (November 2014)</a></li> <!--<li> <a href="/newsletter/ppt/UHP_SHI_Importance_and_ACA_Challenges.ppt" _cke_saved_href="/newsletter/ppt/UHP_SHI_Importance_and_ACA_Challenges.ppt" target="_blank">UHP Client Meeting – The New Importance of SHPs <em>(November 2014)</em></a></li>--> <li><a href="/newsletter/pdf/UHP-MA_Bursars_Meeting.pdf" target="_blank">MA Bursar's Meeting Presentation (December 2013)</a></li> <li><a href="/newsletter/pdf/UHP-ACA_Marketplaces_and_SHPs.pdf" target="_blank">White Paper: The ACA Marketplaces Affect on Student Health Plans (October 2013)</a></li> <li><a href="/newsletter/pdf/Final_Rule_Outline_032012.pdf" target="_blank">Outline of Final Rule on Student Health Insurance Coverage (March 2012)</a></li> <li><a href="/newsletter/pdf/URMIA_Article_071811.pdf" target="_blank">URMIA Article: How Health Care Reform Really Affects Student Health Plans (August 2011)</a></li> <li><a href="/newsletter/pdf/MA_Bursar_Steering_Committee_Presentation.pdf" target="_blank">MA Bursar Steering Committee Presentation (June 2011)</a></li> <li><a href="/newsletter/pdf/UHP_NPRM_Comment032111.pdf" target="_blank">Comment on the Proposed Rule (March 2011)</a></li> </ul> <hr /> <h2>External Resources</h2> <ul> <li><a href="/newsletter/pdf/WSJ_There_is_a_Mental_Health_Crisis_on_Campus.pdf" target="_blank">There is a Mental Health Crisis on Campus</a></li> <li><a href="/newsletter/pdf/BostonGlobe_Harvards_Student_Suicide_Prompts_Concerns.pdf" target="_blank">Harvard Student Suicide Prompts Concerns</a></li> <li><a href="http://www.msn.com/en-us/money/healthcare/health-insurance-that-doesnt-cover-the-bills-has-flooded-the-market/ar-AAHqgtR?ocid=ientp" target="_blank">Health Insurance that Doesn’t Cover the Bills has Flooded the Market</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.usatoday.com/story/money/personalfinance/2018/05/01/health-insurance-policy-top-10-things-consider/565239002/" target="_blank">Weighing your health insurance options? Here are the Top 10 things to consider</a></li> <li><a href="https://health.usnews.com/health-care/health-insurance/articles/2017-12-06/how-to-shop-for-health-insurance-with-an-eye-toward-mental-health" target="_blank">How to Shop for Health Insurance With an Eye Toward Mental Health</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.health.harvard.edu/blog/insurance-plan-networks-5-things-you-need-to-know-2017112012743" target="_blank">Insurance plan networks: 5 things you need to know</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2017/07/07/well/family/do-college-students-need-the-campus-health-plan.html?smprod=nytcore-iphone&smid=nytcore-iphone-share" target="_blank">Do College Students Need the Campus Health Plan?</a></li> <li><a href="https://health.clevelandclinic.org/2017/12/what-millennials-need-to-know-about-health-insurance/" target="_blank">What Millennials Need to Know About Health Insurance</a></li> <li><a href="http://cciio.cms.gov/programs/marketreforms/studenthealth/index.html" target="_blank">CCIOO: Student Health Plans</a></li> <li><a href="http://www.aetna.com/health-reform-connection/index.html" target="_blank">Aetna: Health Reform Connection</a></li> <li><a href="http://www.healthcare.gov/law/introduction/index.html" target="_blank">HHS: Understanding the Affordable Care Act</a></li> </ul> <hr /> <h2>Legislation & Reports</h2> <ul> <li><a href="/newsletter/pdf/Supreme_Court_Ruling_062812.pdf" target="_blank">PPACA - Supreme Court Ruling (June 2012)</a></li> <li><a href="/newsletter/pdf/Final_Rule_on_Student_Health_Insurance_Coverage_032112.pdf" target="_blank">Final Rule on Student Health Insurance Coverage (March 2012)</a></li> <li><a href="/newsletter/pdf/IOM_Report_Brief_Essential_Health_Benefits_Oct2011.pdf" target="_blank">IOM Report Brief: Essential Health Benefits – Balancing Coverage and Cost (October 2011)</a></li> <li><a href="/newsletter/pdf/MA_DHCFP-SHP_0910_Annual_Report.pdf" target="_blank">Massachusetts DHCFP: Student Health Program 2009-2010 Annual Report (August 2011)</a></li> <li><a href="/newsletter/pdf/HHS-Rule_on_Contraceptive_Coverage_080311.pdf" target="_blank">HHS Rule: Coverage of Preventive Services Under PPACA (August 2011)</a></li> <li><a href="/newsletter/pdf/Interim_Final_Rule_on_Preventive_Services.pdf" target="_blank">HHS Interim Final Rule on Preventive Services (July 2010)</a></li> <li><a href="/newsletter/pdf/CMS_Proposed_Rule_Feb2011.pdf" target="_blank">CMS/HHS Proposed Rule: Student Health Insurance Coverage (February 2011)</a></li> </ul> </div><!--// .container --> </div><!--// .page --> <!--// DryDock Template: Static page - No Margins --> <footer class="footer"> <div class="container"> <div class="row"> <div class="footer__col"> <!--<div class="footer__rsc"> <p><a href="https://www.risk-strategies.com" target="_blank"><img src="/themes/2018/img/rsc-logo@2x.png" alt="Risk Strategies Company"></a></p> <p>University Health Plans is a division of Risk Strategies</p> </div>--> <!--<div class="footer__social"> <ul class="clearfix"> <li><a href="https://twitter.com/RiskStrategies" target="_blank" class="logo-twitter">Twitter</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.linkedin.com/company/50227?trk=tyah&trkInfo=tas%3Arisk%20strategies%20" target="_blank" class="logo-linkedin">LinkedIn</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.facebook.com/pages/Risk-Strategies-Company/232214199376" target="_blank" class="logo-facebook">Facebook</a></li> </ul> </div>--><!--// .footer__social --> </div> <div class="footer__col"> <!--<div class="footer__affliations"> <img src="/themes/2018/img/affliations.png" alt="Affiliations"> <ul class="clearfix"> <li><a href="https://www.urmia.org" target="_blank" class="logo-urmia">URMIA</a></li> <li><a href="http://www.acha.org" target="_blank" class="logo-acha">ACHA</a></li> <li><a href="http://nechaonline.org" target="_blank" class="logo-necha">NECHA</a></li> <li><a href="http://www.nyscha.org" target="_blank" class="logo-nyscha">NYSCHA</a></li> </ul> </div>--><!--// .footer__affliations --> <div class="footer__broker"> <p>University Health Plans Broker License # 000123936000<br> William E. 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