Health Insurance
The information below is for students graduating in 2012. If you are graduating in 2013, the information likely will be similar, but the exact date of the last day of coverage will probably change. Check this page again in early spring 2013 for updated info.
If you are insured through the UC Student Health Insurance Plan (UC SHIP) your student medical benefits end as described below. We strongly encourage you to establish health insurance beyond the date that your UC SHIP eligibility terminates.
Last full day of coverage: Monday, September 10, 2012
If you are graduating in winter or spring quarter and you paid the health fee as part of your registration during 3 out of 4 quarters (summer 2011 through spring 2012), your health coverage with SHCS lasts through the day of Monday, September 10 (terminating on September 11 at 12:01 AM). After this date, your health insurance and access to SHCS ends. Be sure to plan for your health insurance needs after graduation. If you need additional coverage after your UC SHIP plan terminates, you may elect to purchase one additional quarter of coverage under the plan. See End of Coverage: Insurance Options for details.
Before your SHCS coverage ends
- If you have been referred by SHCS to a specialist, your office visit must occur before the plan termination date in order for it to be covered by your student insurance.
- Fill any prescriptions you need. Don't forget to refill birth control pills or condoms purchased at SHCS.
- Establish your new health insurance so that it begins on or before the termination date of your UC SHIP. If you have a break in coverage, even for just one day, your new health insurance may deny coverage for pre-existing health problems for a period of time. (Check plan details to see if this applies to your new plan.) If you are in a situation where you need to find your own insurance, see End of Coverage: Insurance Options.
About pre-existing conditions and coverage verification
You may call Anthem Blue Cross at 1-800-888-2108 for written verification of prior coverage. Proof of prior coverage or termination of coverage is sometimes requested as part of the insurance application process. For additional information or questions regarding Student Health, please call 415/476-1281.
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