<prompt> Human: Hi all. Pretty straight-forward question here. I dont know much about this type of thing, but my school is telling me that I need to either enroll in their 1400 which is like 350 a month? healthcare plan for the semester, or I need to have some alternative and proof of it by September 11th so I can waive the requirement. Do I have any, more reasonable, options? That seems absurdly expensive to me, but again, I dont know much about the healthcare arena, so Im not confident in a plan moving forward. Edit: Just realized how redundant my title was. oops. Also, I spoke with a relevant party in the department, and was told that whatever plan I get needs to be ACA Compliant and also have an active date of September 1st.  <response>: You can buy a health insurance plan outside the ACA Marketplace anytime. As a younger healthy adult, it may be a lot cheaper than your schools plan. 