Domestic Students must be enrolled in a health plan that is compliant with the Affordable Care Act (ACA):
- Provide the Essential Minimum Benefits required by the PPACA with no annual limits. A list of the benefits can be found here: https://www.healthcare.gov/glossary/essential-health-benefits/ .
- Contain no exclusions (or waiting periods) for pre-existing conditions.
- Covers 100% of Preventive Care as defined by the PPACA. A list of these preventive services can be found here: https://www.healthcare.gov/coverage/preventive-care-benefits/.
- And provide the following coverage benefits:
- Ambulatory (i.e. Outpatient) patient services
- Emergency Services
- Hospitalization
- Maternity and newborn care
- Mental health and substance use disorder services
- Prescriptions drugs
- Rehabilitative and habilitative services and devices
- Laboratory services
- Chronic disease management
NOTE: The following plan(s) will NOT be acceptable for waiver approval:
- Short-term coverage plans are not accepted.
- Financial Assistance plans are not accepted.
- Travel plans or plans that require you to pay for treatment yourself and then apply for reimbursement are not accepted.
- Out of State Medicaid
International Students must be enrolled in a health plan that meets the following minimum requirements:
Student is enrolled in a plan that us compliant with the ACA.
- Provide the Essential Minimum Benefits required by the PPACA with no annual limits. A list of the benefits can be found here: https://www.healthcare.gov/glossary/essential-health-benefits/ .
- Contain no exclusions (or waiting periods) for pre-existing conditions.
- Covers 100% of Preventive Care as defined by the PPACA. A list of these preventive services can be found here: https://www.healthcare.gov/coverage/preventive-care-benefits/.
And provide the following coverage benefits:
- Ambulatory (i.e. Outpatient) patient services
- Emergency Services
- Hospitalization
- Maternity and newborn care
- Mental health and substance use disorder services
- Prescriptions drugs
- Rehabilitative and habilitative services and devices
- Laboratory services
- Chronic disease management
- Repatriation expenses in the amount of no less than $25,000.
- Expenses associated with the medical evacuation of the insured to the insured’s home country of no less than $50,000.
If the health plan does not include medical evacuation and repatriation, a rider must be purchased providing coverage at equal limits.
NOTE: The following plan(s) will NOT be acceptable for waiver approval:
- Short-term coverage plans are not accepted.
- Healthcare Sharing Plans.
- Financial Assistance plans.
- Travel plans or plans that require you to pay for treatment yourself and then apply for reimbursement are not accepted.
- Out of State Medicaid
