The University Student Health Insurance Plan (U-SHIP) is underwritten by UnitedHealthcare Insurance Company, and is administered by UnitedHealthcare StudentResources. View the University of Chicago page on the United Healthcare StudentResources website.
- Plan Summary (U-SHIP Brochure)
- Policy Guide
- Letter to Parents/Guardians of Incoming Undergraduate Students: University Student Health Insurance Requirements
- Student Health Insurance Enrollment Waiver Request Form: Academic Year 2011-12 (for students under 18 years of age)
- Petition to Waive Form**
University Policy Regarding Health Insurance
Health insurance coverage is mandatory for all eligible students. During the time you are registered at the University, you are required to enroll in the U-SHIP Basic or Prescription Advantage coverage, or waive enrollment by providing evidence that you have health insurance coverage that is comparable. Click here to evaluate whether your insurance 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 coverage and the Office of the Bursar will bill you for the premium payments of $2,466 for the entire 2011-12 plan year (September 1, 2011 - August 31, 2012). Every eligible student must complete the enrollment/waiver process each year to ensure uninterrupted service at the preferred level of coverage. Dependents are not automatically enrolled in U-SHIP Basic coverage. You must request that they be added to the policy each year.
Contact the on-campus representatives to enroll in or upgrade the insurance program. Please find the petition to waive at the link: http://studenthealth.uchicago.edu/studentinsurance/ Under the link Mid-Year Changes you will find a link for the Petition to Waive form. Please submit along with a front and back copy of the insurance card. The form can be faxed, emailed, or brought into the insurance office at: 5801 S. Ellis Avenue suite 231 Chicago, IL 60637 (773) 753-4544 fax, uchicagoadvocates@uhcsr.com. Your request will be processed once received in the insurance office. If you have any further questions please feel free to contact the insurance office (773) 834-4543.
After the enrollment period, your insurance selection on file with the University will remain effective until August 31, 2012. To view your current insurance selection, login to cMore.
*Students approved to register as a student after the insurance enrollment deadline must submit an insurance enrollment/waiver application at the time of registration. Failure to do so will result in automatic enrollment into U-SHIP Basic coverage.
If you have confirmed enrollment in U-SHIP using the 2011-2012 Insurance Enrollment/Waiver site, approximately two weeks from the date of confirmation you may create an online account. From your online account you can perform tasks such as tracking your claims status.
