you have a few options you can explore. first many universities offer student health plans. their benefits have been improved under the affordable care act and they can be affordable options for coverage. many schools also have on-campus health services. this isn't insurance but they do offer fairly comprehensive primary care services. since kids can stay on their parents' insurance plan until age 26 you could add your son to your insurance policy and he can plan to take care of his doctor's appointments when he comes home to visit (many plans don't offer provider networks outside of the area in which they're sold and going out of network can be pricey). if he needs primary care services while he's at school he can go to the campus health center. you can also shop for an individual insurance policy for him on the new marketplaces. you'll want to do that in the state where he resides. the challenge there is that when he moves back home he may not have much coverage with an out-of-state policy. so he'll want to switch to a new plan in your state. and just so you know every state has a marketplace -- it's just that some are run by the states themselves while others are operated by the federal government. good luck!
where should i get the insurance for my son who is going to college in another state? . my son spends 9 months in another state working and going to college. this state has a health exchange. mine does not. i claim his as a dependent but he has qualified for residency in another state. he is 21 years old.