High health insurance premiums force international students to make tough choices

By Karen Seidman. No parent wants to see their child get sick or injured, but last year doctoral student Faiza Abdulwahid was particularly anxious about her then 11-year-old son remaining well.
On a limited income as she completes her thesis and facing costly health insurance premiums as an international student, she had to opt out of paying for his health insurance because it was too expensive. More...