Statewide insurance exchanges offering more options that resemble Expedia for health insurance. These competitive online marketplaces start in 2014. Mississippians will be eligible to purchase health insurance from the federal exchange. Help with premiums: Get tax credits to help pay...

Dependent Coverage to 26:  You can stay on a parent’s insurance until age 26. New Rights and Protections: New plans must give free preventive care without co-pays or coinsurance. Plans also can’t drop you if you have high medical costs,...

Four-year schools are more likely to offer SHIPs than two-year schools. If you’re going to a community college, you may have to look outside of school for coverage. For more information call Health Help Mississippi at 1-877-314-3843

Medicaid qualifies as coverage at most schools that require students to have health insurance. Check with your school’s health insurance office to be sure, and make sure that you have access to doctors who accept Medicaid nearby. For more information...

Starting in Fall 2012, new rules took effect: No discrimination against students under age 19 based on pre-existing conditions; Health plans will not be allowed to drop coverage after you get sick; The elimination of lifetime benefit caps and the...