OFF TO COLLEGE? NO Health Insurance?

Listening 1: Health

Woman: So, are you ready for college?

Man: Of course, I am. I have a smartphone, dad’s credit card, and a toothbrush. What more do I need?

Woman: Uh, you’re not prepared at all.

Man: What do mean?

The man is ready for college because he has a smartphone, a credit card, and a ______.

Woman: Well, what are you going to do if you get sick?

Man: What are you talking about? I never get sick.

Woman: Right. Last week, you got a cold, and you couldn’t go to school for three days.

Man: Ah, that was a fluke.

Last week, the man had a _________.

Woman: The what? Anyway, have you signed up for student health insurance?

Man: What are you talking about? Even if I get sick, I’m still on dad’s health insurance, right?

Woman: Well, you are . . . until Friday when you turn 26 and you don’t qualify any longer.

Right now, he has health insurance through ______.

Man: Oh, so how much does it cost to buy it on my own?

Woman: Well, I think it’s about $180 a month.

Man: A month? Not a year? That’s outrageous. I’m just going to wear a hazmat suit so I don’t catch anything.

The cost of health insurance is ______ a month.