Health Plan Requirements for Waiving Enrollment in SHIP

In order to waive SHIP, you must be enrolled in a private medical health insurance plan that meets ALL of the following requirements:

1. You must be enrolled in a medical health insurance plan through a recognized company that is owned, headquartered and operated in the United States. Foreign insurance plans with U.S. affiliates/representatives, travel insurance plans and reimbursement programs of any kind do not qualify, including reimbursement arrangements or vouchers from home governments or their U.S-based consulates.
   
   
2. Your private insurance plan must provide:
   • a minimum of $400,000 in lifetime benefits
   • 90% coverage of hospitalization fees
   • 80% coverage of professional fees
   • at least 15 days of inpatient mental health services
   • worldwide coverage for all services
   • a network provider facility within 50 miles of the UCB campus.
     
     
3. The annual deductible through your private insurance plan must be no more than $500.
   
   
4. If you have a J-1 Visa, your private medical insurance plan must provide medical evacuation and repatriation benefits.

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