Student Health Insurance Information
Monday, September 15, 2025: Deadline to Waive or Purchase University Health Insurance.
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All full-time students must have health insurance and are automatically charged for the Student Health Insurance Plan (SHIP) on their student account to ensure compliance. However, students have the opportunity to waive or opt out of SHIP by submitting proof of a comprehensive, Affordable Care Act (ACA)-compliant health insurance plan online through University Health Plans.
How to Waive or Enroll in the University Health Insurance
- 听to either waive or enroll in the school-sponsored health insurance plan.
- 奥补颈惫别:听Simply complete the听听before the deadline of Monday, September 15, 2025.
- Enroll: Simply complete the听. If you do not complete this form, you will automatically be enrolled and charged the student health insurance premium.
- If you do not act to waive or enroll, you will receive weekly reminders directly from University Health Plans (UHP).
- Get Access to Health Services!听Enrolling before the waiver deadline date will allow you access to the benefits as early as the plan’s effective date, which is Thursday, August 15, 2025. Regardless of the type of insurance coverage you have, all 麻豆传媒在线 students are eligible to receive outpatient care at the Student Health Center on the 麻豆传媒在线 campus or the Bloomfield campus. Co-pay fees are not charged to the student.
- If you enrolled in the University Health Plan, you can access your insurance card online. Select 鈥淚nsurance ID Card: on the left side of the page.
Deadline to Waive or Enroll
To ensure compliance,听you are automatically billed for the SHIP听and听will be automatically enrolled if a waiver is not submitted online by Monday, September 15, 2025.
You will be responsible for paying the premium听even if you have other health insurance coverage,听if you fail to waive it by the deadline!听Get More Information about Student Health Insurance.
*Full-time students are defined as:听
- Undergraduate: twelve (12) or more credits.
- Graduate:听nine (9) or more credits
- Please Note:听Students enrolled exclusively in fully online degree programs are exempt from the health insurance requirement and are not automatically enrolled in SHIP. To see if your program qualifies, refer to the list of听online degree programs听offered by 麻豆传媒在线.
International Students are defined as:
- All F-1 students, regardless of full-time or part-time status, are required to have U.S.-filed, ACA-compliant health insurance.
- J-1 visa holders must meet the US Department of State鈥檚 health insurance minimums.
- Please visit Mandatory Health Requirements on the Office of Global Engagement听page to view the mandatory health requirements.
- International students do not have access to the online enrollment form. They are automatically enrolled prior to the waiver deadline date.
- If you have your own health insurance plan that meets all of the waiver requirements, you can request the听International Student Waiver Form听by contacting听:
- Phone:听(833) 251-1705
- Email:听info@univhealthplans.com
Health insurance plans marketed solely to International students are often not filed and approved in the U.S., have limited benefits, provider networks and/or coverage periods, and do not comply with the 麻豆传媒在线 insurance requirements. GBG Insurance, HDL Global Specialty, ISO, PGH (United), PSI, Student Medicover and Tata AIG are examples of companies that do not meet the waiver requirements.
Need Help?
View the听听website for more information. You may also call/email University Health Plans at听833-251-1705听or听info@univhealthplans.com.