Insurance
General Information
Visit studenthealth.uchicago.edu for complete information on student health care services, immunization requirements, and student insurance plans. To review University policy regarding insurance and immunizations, please see the Student Manual. U-SHIP refers to University Student Health Insurance Plan.
Health insurance coverage for all registered students is mandatory. (Note: The only exception applicable to Humanities is for doctoral students in Extended Residence who are not eligible to enroll in U-SHIP.) During the time you are registered at the University, you are required to enroll in either the Basic or Advantage Prescription plan or waive enrollment by providing evidence that you have coverage in a health insurance plan that is comparable to U-SHIP. Unless you make a U-SHIP coverage selection or waive U-SHIP enrollment during the enrollment period, you will be automatically enrolled in U-SHIP Basic and the Office of the Bursar will bill you accordingly.
The enrollment period ends at 5:00pm on Friday of the second week of your first quarter of registration during the plan year. Students approved to register after the insurance enrollment deadline must submit an insurance enrollment/waiver application at registration time. Failure to do so will result in automatic enrollment into U-SHIP Basic. Every student must complete the enrollment or waiver process each year.
University Fellowships with Insurance Coverage
University of Chicago fellowships which include student health insurance provide coverage on U-SHIP Basic unless otherwise specified. Students may elect U-SHIP Advantage Prescription coverage but will be responsible for the difference in cost. Students who elect other additional coverage (i.e. dependent, dental, vision) will be responsible for those costs. Students who choose to waive U-SHIP will not be reimbursed for the cost of coverage on other plans.
Each year all students are required to complete the University student insurance enrollment/waiver process by visiting http://registrar.uchicago.edu/health. The on-line form for a new academic year is typically available July 1st. Students who wish to take University student insurance are encouraged to complete the on-line form rather than waiting to default into the Basic plan. Information about U-SHIP is available at studenthealth.uchicago.edu.
Graduate Aid Initiative
Per the University's Graduate Aid Initiative, all current Ph.D. students who matriculated since Autumn Quarter 2003 will receive financial aid to cover the cost of U-SHIP Basic for the balance of their first five years in the degree program. Students may elect U-SHIP Advantage Prescription coverage but will be responsible for the difference in cost. Students who elect other additional coverage (i.e. dependent, dental, vision) will be responsible for those costs. Only students who elect U-SHIP coverage are eligible; students will not be reimbursed for the cost of coverage on other plans.
Each year all students are required to complete the University student insurance enrollment/waiver process by visiting http://registrar.uchicago.edu/health. The on-line form for a new academic year is typically available July 1st. Students who wish to take University student insurance are encouraged to complete the on-line form rather than waiting to default into the Basic plan. Information about U-SHIP is available at studenthealth.uchicago.edu.