@MAOnemom @whatthewhat - Yes, I saw both of those descriptions, but only the “sundial” packet confirmed that the moving in on 9/3 is to the “permanent” room for freshmen this year.
I’m a little concerned about finding providers in the area that would take our (military) insurance. It’s been a huge problem for our daughter in school in Seattle, who has a chronic health condition. Her school clinic doesn’t take our insurance either. Luckily our potential Princeton student doesn’t have any chronic health conditions, and it’s nice to know the on campus clinic would be available.
@GoodGrief16 - I hope it all works out for the insurance issues. I can empathize with you that health insurance battles are no fun.
It’s probably been long enough for me to have recovered emotionally enough to share - that when I was hoping to be pregnant with DS16, we had a horrible fight with our insurance company in another state (not MA) that had very tight restrictions at the time on well-woman and fertility medicine, and the frosting on that cake was when the woman who had been the main unpleasant gate-keeper told me, “I don’t know who is taking your case now, but I am leaving on maternity leave, so it isn’t me anymore.”
With military insurance, is there someone who would act as an advocate for troops/vets to help you get what you need? I would think that would be a national priority!!
@fretfulmother, wow, she was quite lacking in empathy, wasn’t she? What an awful story.
Providers can be reluctant to take Tricare (and Medicaid, etc) because of the low reimbursement rate and the bureaucracy involved. I don’t blame them. It’s not generally a problem where we live because we can get care on base, but there are issues when one is not near a base or is requiring specialized care. I really WAS appalled that the UW clinic did not take Tricare. There are plenty of military people in the state. The base in WA is too far for my daughter to utilize for healthcare, unfortunately.
Parent of a not so long ago P student here - there is a volunteer Auxiliary for McCosh. One of the things they do is provide a parent suite at McCosh if your child has to stay in the infirmary. D went to MCosh a couple times for routine illnesses, if it’s something they can’t handle they transport the student to the local hospital. No complaints about the treatment she received.
True, they won’t bill your insurance but they will certainly bill the student. While they don’t charge for the visit itself if they need any thing like a strep throat culture, urinalysis, blood test, immunization they will be asked to pay up front or their student account will be billed. Then it is on you to try to get any sort of insurance reimbursement.