U.S. House Of Representatives Approves “Michelle’s Law”

U.S. House Of Representatives Approves “Michelle’s Law” in Politics and Legislation

Recently, the U.S. House of Representatives approved a bill by voice vote which will allow students up to one year of medical leave from school without losing health insurance coverage.

The bill is known as “Michelle’s Law” in memory of Michelle Morse, who was a student at Plymouth State University.

She died of colon cancer in 2005.

When she was diagnosed with colon cancer, she was advised to take fewer classes by her doctors. But because she feared losing her parents’ health insurance coverage, she kept her full class load, explained an article in the Boston Globe.

Michelle’s fear was based on the fact that many health insurance companies only allow students to stay on their parents’ health plan if they take classes full-time.

This new law would help students take time off of school to battle serious illnesses and have no worry about losing their health insurance.

According to the Congressional Budget Office, the passage of the bill would not have much impact on the budget, reported the News Journal Washington Bureau in Delaware.

The bill is now on its way to the Senate for approval.

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