Student Health Insurance Plan

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The Student Health Insurance Plan at UMass Amherst is the extended insurance plan which covers services not included in the mandatory Basic Health Plan including "hospitalization and specialty care not covered by the Basic Health plan." If you have your own health insurance, the SHIP can be waived. However, due to Massachusetts state law, if you do not have your own health insurance, you must pay for the Student Health Insurance Plan.

The extended coverage at UMass is administered by Chickering/Aetna. Compared to some universities of similar size, the extended plan at UMass is very good. This may be because the Graduate Employees Organization banded together and lobbied for a good health plan at some time in the past (someone please verify and cite this statement).

Detailed information on coverage is available from Chickering at http://www.chickering.com/schools/umamherst/brochure0708.pdf

[edit] What is covered

Please add this.

[edit] What is not covered

• Dental services
• Please add more

[edit] See also

• Basic Health Plan
• University Health Services
• http://www.umass.edu/admissions/student_life/Health_and_Safety/