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New entering and returning full time students must have health insurance throughout their academic studies when registered full-time. Full time students are required to complete the Web-based Coverage Selection Form to either elect or decline the insurance that Northwestern University offers through the Aetna Student Health Benefit Planning Insurance Agency. The deadline to complete the Coverage Selection Form is October 1, 2008 for registered students in the fall quarter of 2008.
Failure to complete the Web-based Health Insurance Coverage Selection Form will result in automatic enrollment in the NU Plan. Once your student account has been charged for the insurance, you will not be able to cancel the plan until the following academic year.
To complete the Web-based Coverage Selection Form:
- Login to your CAESAR account using your Northwestern University Net ID.
- From the Enterprise Menu on the left, select For Students ==> Health Coverage Plan., then complete and submit.
- If you are unable to access the documents using this step try: For Applicants ==> Health Coverage Plan.
Once you have submitted your Web-based Coverage Selection Form, you should receive a confirmation for your record via your email address. After October 1, 2008, students registered for fall quarter will not be able to complete the Web-based Coverage Selection Form. Only new entering students for the winter, spring and summer quarters can go online to complete a Coverage Selection Form when open enrollment is available for each quarter.
Note: students who are enrolled in the Physical Therapy/Prosthetics, part-time in the School of Continuing Studies, please refer to your corresponding section below.
Physical Therapy/Prosthetics-Orthotics Students
Students that are in the Physical Therapy or Prosthetics-Orthotics programs cannot enroll via the Web-based form on CAESAR. Students must submit a hard copy of the Coverage Selection Form (PDF) to the Insurance Office. However, in some cases it may be that a part-time application is required. Please contact the Insurance Office for more information.
Part-time Students
Part-time, half-time, School of Continuing Studies students, and students from Garrett Evangelical Seminary and Seabury Western Seminary can enroll in the insurance on a voluntary basis. Part-time students must come into the Insurance Office to apply for the insurance. These students may apply by completing a part-time application which should be submitted with payment via check. Garrett and Seabury students must contact their school administrator.
Early Arrivals
Some students' academic year starts before September 1st. Coverage is available for these students at a cost of $5.73 per day. Applications for early arrivals are available at the Insurance Office or on the Web. In addition, students who arrive early must also complete the Web-based Coverage Selection Form by the indicated due date to enroll or waive the Aetna Student Health Plan effective September 1, 2008.
Optional Dental Plan
All NU students, even if they waived the Aetna Student Health Plan, can apply for the “Aetna Advantage Dental Plan” by logging on to the Aetna Student Health web site and completing the Web-based application.
Referrals
The Aetna Student Health Insurance Plan is referral-based. Students should make an appointment to obtain a referral from the Health Service before visiting specialists to avoid an additional $250 non-referral penalty. Note: dependents are not required to have a referral.
Clinic Use
Having a hospitalization insurance policy does not make a student eligible to use the clinic, you must be a registered full time student. Even if you are eligible to use the clinic and have hospitalization insurance, certain costs for services are charged to the patient (see document on Eligibility). The Health Service is unable to cover all the costs associated with providing comprehensive healthcare.
Emergency Travel Assistance Services/Medical Services
If you enrolled in the Aetna Student Health Insurance Program, you will have access to emergency assistance services when you are traveling 100 miles away from your campus address or outside your country of residence. You can access the On Call International Services 24 hours a day, 365 days a year during your policy effective period. On Call International provides a wide array of services to assist you in the event of an emergency. For more details visit Aetna Student Health.
Dependent Coverage
For policy information and the dependent insurance application, please refer to the Aetna Web site, click on "Student Connection" and enter Northwestern University or 812845 under "Find Your School." Dependent Health and Dental Insurance is handled by the Aetna Student Health Plan directly.
Additionally, you may be interested in reading Frequently
Asked Questions About Student Insurance.
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