Student Health Insurance
Important: To comply with state law (see below), all newly admitted and returning students who are registered for at least 75% of a full course load for the annual 2023-24聽plan must go online to either聽waive out of or enroll in the annual insurance plan.
Deadlines聽(enroll in or waive out of Health Insurance):
- Fall 2023: Friday, September 29
- Spring 2024: Friday, February 2
聽is provided by Blue Cross聽Blue Shield and administered by University Health Plans. The premium for the annual 2023-24 plan is $3,779 and the policy is in effect from August 1, 2023聽through July 31, 2024.聽Please find detailed information about the plan, benefit information, information for previous Premium Assistance Mass Health members, and more on the page.
If you are a new or returning student who did not meet the insurance criteria in the fall term but have聽enrolled in at least 75%聽of your program's full-time course load for the spring term, you will be charged $2,206.50. The policy is in effect from January 1, 2024聽through July 31, 2024.聽
Massachusetts state law requires that all students enrolled in at least 75% of their聽program's full-time course load at an institution of higher learning in Massachusetts must participate聽in a Student Health Insurance Program (SHIP) or in a health insurance plan with comparable聽coverage. Massachusetts colleges and universities are required to sponsor a health plan for students聽who do not have health insurance. A charge is added to a student's account in the fall term based on criteria mentioned above.