Dear International Student:
If you already have insurance coverage, please read the minimum coverage requirements
carefully to see if your insurance is adequate. Waivers will have to be renewed
every fall and spring.
Many of you have or will have questions about the health insurance requirement.
These webpages should provide most of the information and forms you need. If you
have further questions after reading the information provided by this website,
please contact our insurance coordinator at issinsurance@ku.edu or at (785) 864-9013.
Beginning with the Fall 2008 semester, the charge for F1 and J1
international student insurance will be added to your student account.
Insurance will now appear as a required campus fee along with tuition
and other campus fees. This will simplify the insurance process for you and solve many problems. You will no
longer have to make a separate payment for insurance.
Please read the following points carefully regarding the new health
insurance process.
(1) Next year's insurance cost will increase only 3.4%. This is great
news...usually insurance increases 10% or more each year. You will
automatically be billed each semester that you enroll. Fall coverage
will cost $409; Spring coverage will cost $409; Summer coverage will
cost $180. A charge of $409 will appear on your Fall 2008 tuition bill.
Payment for insurance will be part of the total amount you pay for
tuition and fees. Please be sure to pay in full your total due by the
due date on your bill (probably August 15) to avoid a late payment fee.
(2) If you wish to use the alternative health insurance waiver, you
will
need to submit a completed waiver request
http://www2.ku.edu/~issfacts/insurance/waiver.shtml to the
ISSS
office no later than September 1st. If your waiver request is submitted
and approved before July 15th, the insurance charge will be removed
from
your bill before it is printed. If your waiver request is submitted and
approved between July 15th and September 1st, you must still pay the
full amount on your bill by the due date (probably August 15), and then
you will receive a credit on your student account.
(3) If you will have at least a 50% GTA and/or GRA appointment for a
minimum of eight consecutive work weeks during the fall semester, you
will still be eligible for the 75% university contribution towards the
premium. However, you will no longer need to submit a GTA/GRA health
insurance application form to the Staff Benefits office in
Carruth-O'Leary Hall. You will automatically be enrolled in the GTA/GRA
plan. To avoid late fees on your university billing, you should pay the
full amount due for tuition and fees, which will include the health
insurance premium of $409, by the billing due date. Your student
account
will then be credited, probably in mid-September, for $306. You would
still be responsible for any late fees.
(4) The new process does not apply to Summer 2008. Therefore, if you
are
enrolling for summer, you will still need to go to the United Health
Care website
https://www.uhcsr.com/selfservicesupport/students/collegeStudents.aspx
to pay for coverage, or you may submit a waiver request
http://www2.ku.edu/~issfacts/current/health/waiver.shtml. The
deadline to pay for summer coverage or submit an approved waiver is
Friday, June 13. The new process of billing for insurance with tuition
and fees will begin with the Fall 2008 semester.
(5) Rates for dependent coverage may be found on the United Health Care
website at
https://www.uhcsr.com/selfservicesupport/students/collegeStudents.aspx
.
The UnitedHealthcare StudentResources (UHCSR) plan is designed specially for international students at KU.
The plan is competitively priced, and pays 100% of most charges at KU's Watkins Health
Center. Please read the plan
brochure carefully. Printed copies are available in the ISSS office and or at the UHCSR website. Please
note that although coverage for family members (dependents) is not required, it
is strongly recommended whether purchased through UHCSR or another company.
Dr. Joe Potts, Director
International Student & Scholar Services
Health Insurance
Health Insurance Process




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