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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.
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 residence (if online learning only) while attending school.
To satisfy UC’s health insurance requirement for enrolled students, the plan held by the student must provide the following (this applies to all students regardless of gender): 1) Be a Medi-Cal/Medicaid, Medicare, TRICARE, VA Benefits, Covered California or other U.S. federal
All students are required to be enrolled in a qualified health insurance plan in order to register at UCLA. Undergraduates are automatically enrolled in the UC Student Health Insurance Plan (UC SHIP) unless they waive the coverage.
Students that have comparable local health insurance are eligible to waive UCSHIP. If you are interested in waiving UCSHIP, be sure to first look at the Ashe Center Waiving UCSHIP information for step-by-step instructions.
Students who are already covered by a health insurance policy that meets university requirements policy may waive (opt out of) UCSHIP by completing the UC SHIP Waiver Process to avoid automatic enrollment.
