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Student Health Insurance Information

A student health insurance plan is available for undergraduate students who are enrolled in six or more credit hours in a degree seeking program. Graduate students are eligible if registered for at least one credit hour in a degree seeking program.

Open enrollment for spring term begins November 23, 2020 and ends January 25, 2021

Premiums for the academic year 2020-2021 are:

Benefits summary information for Mandatory 

 

Benefits Summary Information for Voluntary

Voluntary Enrollment for 2020-2021

Graduate Assistants

Please verify that all paperwork has been signed and submitted to the Graduate Studies Office.  Directions on how to enroll or submit a waiver request will be sent to your UNO email account. You are required to complete the enrollment/waiver process every fall and spring semester.  Starting fall 2020, all domestic graduate assistants must provide proof of insurance and the insurance must meet the set requirements before a waiver is granted.  Questions regarding your insurance enrollment can be emailed to unobst@unomaha.edu.

Athletes

All domestic and international athletes are required to have health insurance.  International students with an “F” or “J” visa will be sent directions on how to enroll or submit a waiver request to their UNO email account.  A list of domestic athletes will be provided to UHCSR for enrollment and your account will be charged the premium.  Insurance enrollment occurs every fall and spring term.  Questions regarding your insurance enrollment can be emailed to unobst@unomaha.edu.

International Students

All UNO international students and scholars, including ILUNO and IPD students, are required to purchase the UNO student health insurance plan.  You are required to complete the enrollment/waiver process every fall and spring semester.  Questions regarding your insurance enrollment can be emailed to unobst@unomaha.edu. 

Waiver Eligibility

Mandatory students must meet the following requirements before a waiver is granted:

Your current insurance plan must meet or exceed the Affordable Care Act (ACA)

Provide proof of coverage for unlimited medical evacuation and repatriation of remains to your home country.  If you do not have Global Assistance Coverage or there are limits to what your plan will pay, you may purchase coverage online.

Provide proof of active coverage under ISEP (International Student Exchange Program) or International Student Insurance (Select or Elite levels only). Coverage must be in effect the entire time the student is in the U.S.

Coverage under an approved government sponsored/guaranteed program with a current financial guarantee on file with the University. Approved plans include the following:

  • Saudi Arabian Cultural Mission (SACM)
  • Embassy of Oman
  • Kuwait
  • United Arab Emirates (UAE)