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The University of California requires that all students have health insurance. UCLA assesses all students for a UCSHIP policy to ensure adequate coverage. Have your own health insurance plan? Learn more about how to waive out and receive a credit to your BruinBill. Health Insurance is Mandatory
Waiving Coverage. To waive UC SHIP coverage, you must have other health insurance coverage that meets the university’s health insurance requirements, described in the waiver criteria below. You must submit a waiver application prior to the start of each new academic year to waive coverage that year.
BruinCare is a program that gives students who have waived UCSHIP prepaid access to certain services at The Ashe Center. By purchasing BruinCare during the waiver process, you eliminate the $25 visit fee, and more.
UC SHIP also known as University of California Student Insurance Program is a comprehensive major medical insurance plan that offers medical, pharmacy, dental, vision, and mental health and substance use disorder benefits for UC undergraduate and graduate students and their eligible dependents.
You can waive UC SHIP coverage if you already have a health plan that meets the university’s health coverage requirements. Go to studenthealth.ucla.edu to learn how to waive enrollment in UC SHIP before the waiver deadline for your campus. Note: You must reapply to waive coverage each academic year.
Request to waive out of UC SHIP if you don’t wish to be covered by UC SHIP and have an alternate insurance plan that complies with the 2018-2019 UC SHIP Waiver Criteria . Your alternate plan must satisfy the Minimum Essential Coverage (MEC) requirement of the Affordable Care Act (ACA).
UC-Sponsored Student Health Insurance Plan (SHIP) 2021-2022 Academic Plan Year Waiver Criteria Effective 1/1/2021. I. All plans must provide unrestricted access to an in-network primary care provider, in-network hospital and full, non-emergency medical and behavioral health care within reasonable distance of campus or the student’s place of ...
