Waiver

International Student Health Insurance Requirements:

1. Policy must be active on or before the start date of the specific coverage period.
2. Policy must be PPACA (Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act) compliant.
3. Policy provides the Essential Minimum Benefits required by the PPACA with no annual limits.
4. Policy contains no exclusions or waiting periods for pre-existing conditions.
5. Policy covers 100% of Preventative Care as defined by the PPACA.
6. U.S. government sponsored or foreign government sponsored plan (i.e. embassy plans) or U.S. employer plans that are PPACA (Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act) compliant.
7. Proof of repatriation expenses in the amount of no less than $25,000.
8. Proof of expenses associated with the medical evacuation of the insured to the insured’s home country of no less than $50,000.
9. All policy documentation must be in English and monetary values expressed in U.S. dollars.

Acceptable Health Plans:

1. U.S. Employer plans
2. Common Embassy plans/ government sponsored plans* (Not an exhaustive list, just most commonly seen, we will take other embassy plans that are not listed as well)
3. Aramco
4. Embassy of Kuwait
5. IEES
6. Libyan Ministry
7. OMANI
8. Royal Thai Embassy
9. SABIC
10. SACM (Saudi Arabian Cultural Mission)
11. UAE (United Arab Emirates)
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*All acceptable plans must have Medical Evac and Repatriation coverage. This can be purchased through AHP as AES (Academic Emergency Services).

Unacceptable Health Plans:

1. AIARC
2. Allianz Private Krankenversicherungs
3. AVA Health Plan
4. Bupa
5. County Medical Service Plans (CMSP)
6. Europaesike ERV
7. Extra Pass (France)
8. German Academic Exchange Service
9. Global Travelers Organization
10. GMMI
11. Gouda
12. Hanse Merkur
13. Harel Travel- First Class Passport
14. HELFO
15. House of Travel- New Zealand
16. International Cover- OJI
17. ISO (All Plans)
18. ISO/Cigna
19. Kammarkollegiate
20. Limited Benefits plans
21. Marketplace plans
22. Medicover Preferred
23. MGEN
24. Ministry Cost Sharing Plans
25. OHRA
26. Other health plans marketed solely to international students
27. PSI- Professional Service Inc, underwritten by SPC
28. Seven Corners/ ASPE
29. Short-Term Limited Duration plans
30. SIMNSA
31. TERCO
32. Tricare International
33. UBC
34. WellAway
35. YAIC
36. Zilvern Kruis

Domestic Student Health Insurance Requirements: 

1. Policy must be active on or before the start date of the specific coverage period.
2. Policy must be PPACA (Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act) compliant.
3. Policy provides the Essential Minimum Benefits required by the PPACA with no annual limits.
4. Policy contains no exclusions or waiting periods for pre-existing conditions.
5. Policy covers 100% of Preventative Care as defined by the PPACA.

Acceptable Health Plans:

1. Employer Plans
2. Illinois Medicaid
3. Marketplace Plans
4. Military/ Tricare
5. Out of State HMO plans (must cover benefits in Illinois)

Unacceptable Health Plans:

1. Financial Assistance Plans
2. Health Sharing Plans
3. Out of State Medicaid Plans
4. Short-term Limited Duration Plans