2011-2012 Plan Year UC SHIP

2011-2012 UC Graduate Student Health Insurance Plan (UC SHIP)

Announcement 10/18/11

Stanford Hospital and Clinics have terminated their contract with Anthem Blue Cross.  There are no current negotiations between Stanford and Anthem.  If you see a Stanford provider, reimbursement will be at an out of network rate. 

If you are being followed at a Stanford Clinic, please read about Anthem Blue Cross Transition of Care.

For information specific to UC SHIP Transition of Care, please read this.

Insurance Benefits

UC Hastings is one of eleven UC campuses participating in UC SHIP. By pooling graduate student purchasing power and merging with other UC campuses, Hastings is able to negotiate reduced insurance premiums. Premiums decrease while benefits increase.

Effective Dates

The UC SHIP plan start dates for Fall 2011:

• August 8 - LEOP & LLM students
• August 17 - New 1L and Transfers
• August 22 - Returning students

Benefits Summary

To learn more about the plan, see the Plan Description.

Student Health Insurance is included in your tuition fees. The insurance premiums for the 2011/2012 school year are $992 for the Fall and $1489 for the Spring/Summer, a total of $2481.

Network of Providers

If you would like to be seen by a non-Student Health provider for any type of specialty care (such as a chronic condition, surgery, pregnancy or mental health) you will need a referral from Student Health Services.  In order to find an Anthem Blue Cross PPO provider within California please select the following prompts on the network website:

• Large Group (not Student Coverage)
• Blue Cross PPO (Prudent Buyer)

In order to find a network provider within the US (but outside California) select the PPO button under guest, and go to the next page.  If searching for providers outside the US click on the BlueCard Worldwide link in the guest section.