Fresh off a legal victory over the NCAA that forced the organization to expand scholarship money to athletes and make $10 million available to former athletes, the National College Players Association (NCPA) is again making noise with the release of results from its Medical Policy Disclosure Campaign. The aim of the project is to provide current college athletes and recruits a more precise look at what healthcare coverage is in place for student-athletes at each NCAA Division I university.

In February 2008, the NCPA sent every Division I athletic program a Medical Policy Disclosure Form that consisted of eight questions. The questions asked if the school provides year-round healthcare coverage, if it pays for all sports and non-sports-related injuries, and whether it provides information on medical policies to recruits and student-athletes through written and Internet materials.

Based on its answers, each institution was issued a grade. Only about 32 programs completed the form, with 23 of those receiving an A- or higher. Grades were publicized by the NCPA in November.

Schools that did not respond automatically received failing grades. "Most didn't give any reason for not responding," says Ramogi Huma, President of the NCPA. "But I think the main reason many didn't is because they don't want recruits to know their policies and then be able to compare them against other schools' policies. And they don't want to be held accountable--they don't want to put anything on paper."

Bowling Green State University was one of 10 schools that received an A+. "To be honest, I thought we were only doing what most NCAA Division I schools do for their athletes," says Doug Boersma, Director of Sports Medicine at Bowling Green. "But it is nice to be recognized for doing things right."

For more information about the NCPA and its Medical Policy Disclosure Campaign, visit its Web site at: www.ncpanow.org.