Yes. You can purchase health insurance from an outside agency, however, the health insurance plan you purchase must be an acceptable insurance plan. An acceptable insurance plan is one that is active for the entire academic year provides comprehensive medical coverage including mental health provides comparable coverage to the Meredith sponsored BCBS plan is compliant with the Affordable Care Act has providers that accept the coverage in the Raleigh area Note: Limited liability, short-term, month-to-month, indemnity, out-of-state Medicaid, hospital-based charity coverage, Kaiser, and similar limited scope plans will not be accepted.