Posted on 11/17/2013 4:59:19 PM PST by 2ndDivisionVet
Bowie University, a historically black college in Maryland, is being forced to cancel its student healthcare policy because of Obamacare.
Bowie administrators determined that the cost of complying with President Obama’s signature healthcare law would raise per semester costs from $50 for each student to $900. Instead, the university made the decision to simply end its healthcare coverage for students.
“Bowie State University has suspended offering health insurance for domestic students for the 2013-2014 academic year,” said the university in a statement.
The bad news at Bowie undercuts Obama’s assurances that his domestic policies are helping young people and African Americans. As recently as August, a spokesperson for the White House told reporters that Obama was committed to providing vigorous support for historically black colleges and their students, according to Campus Reform.
“The President and this administration have been strong supporters of historically black colleges and universities all across the country,” said Deputy Press Secretary Josh Earnest in a statement in August. “Funding for those colleges and universities has increased under President Obama.”
Campus Reform Reporter Kat Timpf interviewed Bowie students about the Obamacare-related cancellation of their healthcare policies. Many were unsure how they would pay for healthcare without the university policy....
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Call Oprah - sounds racist
I would assume some of the ones with identifiable parents might be “26ers”, and the rest go on Medicaid. Problem solved!
As to staying on their “parents’” insurance...many probably don’t know who their parents are. So sad.
As to staying on their “parents’” insurance...many probably don’t know who their parents are. So sad.
No matter what the pupils there, and it is MD, will stand four square for Obama.
Don’t worry guys! Obama will just change the law to exempt black colleges, no Congress necessary! /s
Good, they should suffer. Choke on what your false god has crapped out.
Well is is hard to feel bad about this. I would be willing to bet that 95% plus of students at Bowie who voted voted for Obama. They have no one to blame but themselves....
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