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Navigating the Student Health Insurance Requirement

What You Need to Know About Student Health Insurance at UDC

All students enrolled at the University of the District of Columbia are required to have adequate health insurance to provide coverage for medical and mental health care needs in the event of illness or injury.

All enrolled full-time, part-time and international students are automatically enrolled in the Student Health Insurance Plan in their first term of each academic year, starting each fall. Students wishing to waive (decline) the policy must do so before the published waiver deadline to have the health insurance charge removed from their student account.

To waive/decline/opt out of the school-sponsored program, students at the University of the District of Columbia must provide proof of comparable health insurance coverage and successfully complete the online waiver process, or they will be automatically enrolled in the Student Health Insurance Plan managed by United Healthcare.

Please Note!

Even if you waived the health insurance in a prior term, all students must submit a new waiver when they are charged for health insurance in their first term of each academic year of attendance, starting with the Fall semester.

Details About the UDC Student Health Plan

Screenshot of the health insurance portalIf you are interested in learning more about the school-sponsored health plan and what it covers, please visit uhcsr.com and locate the university using the dropdown menu.

If you want to know the cost of the Student Health Plan, this is also available at uhcsr.com or by viewing your student account.

Reminders for Form Completion

If you need health insurance and intend to enroll in the UDC Student Health Plan, it is important that you complete the “opt-in” process as soon as possible to ensure timely health insurance coverage. Do not wait to be automatically opted into the plan, as this may take weeks or months to be finalized, and you will be without proof of health insurance coverage during that time period.

If you do not waive/decline/opt out of health insurance coverage by the designated deadline, you will be automatically enrolled in the university-sponsored health plan and charged the applicable cost for the semester. Once enrolled in the insurance plan, coverage cannot be cancelled, and the cost will not be refunded.

Important!

Before you can attempt to waive or opt into the Student Health Insurance Plan, you must:

1. Be registered for UDC classes, and
2. Wait at least three business days for processing

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