| All students are required to have health insurance. |
| Office visits in Student Health are free. Any labs (including pap smears) and diagnostic tests ordered in Student Health are billed to your insurance company. All office visits outside of Student Health are billed to your insurance company as well. You are responsible for charges that are not covered by your insurance. |
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| Graduate Students and Registered Postdoctoral Trainees |
| Graduate students who have a stipend and postdoctoral trainees are offered either the UT Select BlueCross BlueShield PPO plan or the HMO Blue Texas plan. If you plan to receive care in Student Health or at UT Southwestern, we recommend selecting the UT Select plan. HMO Blue is not accepted by any providers on campus. |
| If a graduate student does not have a stipend, s/he must get insurance elsewhere — either through MEGA (click on "college students") or a private insurance company of their liking. |
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| Medical and Allied Health Students |
| The State of Texas has contracted with MEGA to provide an affordable insurance option for Texas students. However, students may choose any private insurance company of their liking. For full details on MEGA coverage, go to www.studentresources.net and click on "college students." |
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| Some basics of MEGA coverage: |
- All office visits in Student Health are free.
- All labs, diagnostic tests, and visits with a specialist are billed to your insurance company. MEGA requires you to meet a $300 deductible per school year before insurance coverage starts.. Typically they will cover 80% of remaining charges and you are responsible for 20% after your deductible has been met.
- An exception to the above is that MEGA will cover screening tests for sexually transmitted diseases (STDs) up to a $500 maximum per policy year. You are responsible for a $25 co-pay per STD test.
- Prescriptions - If you have MEGA, you need to use the Campus Pharmacy located on the 2nd floor of the Aston Center. You will pay $15 for most brand name drugs and $10 for most generic drugs. MEGA has a maximum prescription drug limit of $1000 per policy year.
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| For any insurance questions, please contact your insurance company or Student Health at (214) 645-8690. |
| For insurance enrollment questions, email Wes Norred, Vice President, Office of Student and Alumni Affairs. |
