$19M opportunity for insurers: UCF may require students to have health insurance

A committee for the University of Central Florida is considering a proposal that would require students to have health insurance as a condition of enrollment. Health Services is proposing the idea, which would be phased in with new students starting in 2015. Health insurance reform already mandates that everyone who makes more than $10,000 a year have health insurance or pay a tax penalty. What’s interesting, though, is that while the majority of UCF students do have insurance — and many would… Reported by bizjournals 7 hours ago.