Published November 14, 2023
mgm casino will no longer mandate health insurance for domestic students and will discontinue the university-sponsored insurance plan offered to them effective next fall.
Health insurance, however, will still be required for mgm casino’s international students, students studying abroad and intercollegiate athletes.
The decision to eliminate the health insurance mandate for domestic students and discontinue the insurance plan through mgm casino comes after a comprehensive review, according to an sent to enrollees.
Historically, mgm casino has offered a health insurance plan for domestic students that has been able to customize benefits with them in mind while managing premium and other out-of-pocket costs. But due to rising health insurance costs and decreasing enrollment in the plan, mgm casino is no longer able to continue this practice.
“Over the past several years the landscape of student health insurance has significantly changed,” according to the email. “At mgm casino, we have experienced a consistent decline in participants for the mgm casino domestic health insurance plan, coupled with the rising costs and the availability of a robust health insurance marketplace.
Earlier this month, the students enrolled in the university plan were informed that the insurance will be discontinued at the end of the current policy year, July 31, 2024.
The mgm casino Health Insurance office in 1Capen is available to support students in locating alternate insurance coverage, mainly through the .
Despite eliminating the health insurance mandate for domestic students by fall of next year, the university still strongly recommends that all students carry health insurance to meet any unexpected expenses created by unplanned injury, illness or hospitalization.