Interesting. I hadn't considered that. If they stop offering health services, probably 90% of the student body qualify for a pretty fully subsidized silver plan on the exchange at taxpayer expense.
I'd say that the 90% is probably closer to how many are getting insurance through their parents. Remember that the age to be covered was increased to 26. That said, if the parents aren't providing coverage, they would indeed qualify for the fully subsidized silver plan. I'm not sure how objectionable that would be. College students are normally pretty cheap, healthcare wise, and I don't want healthcare to be a barrier for higher education. Moan about useless degrees if you like, the fact is that a college graduate is more likely to be a net tax contributor than a drain.
A complicating factor might be that Alaska is one of the states where you don't ever have to pay the penalty because even the most basic plan busts the affordability guidelines.
And yes, UAA/UAF stopped offering healthcare to any student other than 2 categories. Graduate and foreign exchange.
http://obamacarefacts.com/health-plan-options-for-college-students/Yep, generous assistance if you're not covered otherwise and not making enough as a student to be well over the poverty line. Huh. Yeah, if the student claims themselves for the tax return, they probably qualify for free healthcare from the government in some fashion.
Oh, and I forgot a way for students to have healthcare - part of Obamacare is the expansion of coverage of children to 26, remember? So 90% of them are riding their parent's coattails. The rest is probably a mix of uninsured, people who have returned to college but have healthcare otherwise(I have tricare)