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Printer-Friendly ModeMedExpress enhances health care on campus
August 31, 2009 —
At the new University Health Center, students can expect a variety of services, regardless of their health insurance status. This Covenant HealthCare MedExpress offers a staff with primary care physician Kathleen Skelcy, D.O., and walk-in primary care. It also provides services exclusive to students, including university subsidies for medical care and vaccines for diseases such as meningitis, chlamydia and the human papilloma virus.
The vaccinations came as part of a contract with the University, according to Paul Schaub, a registered nurse and SVSU graduate who manages the campus health center.
No other Covenant MedExpress centers carry them. P a yme n t for care revolves around a basic fee of $10, which students can pay through Cardinal Direct, cash, check, credit or health insurance. “They will basically pay the same that they would at Health Services when it was over in Wickes Hall,” Schaub said. Covenant accepts all insurances and Medicaid.
According to a 2008 SVSU poll, about 90 percent of incoming freshmen were still covered under some form of insurance. But the University will pay the remaining costs of students’ urgent care.
If an insured student’s copay is less than $10, the student would pay that amount. Covenant would bill the insurance company, and the University will subsidize the cost.