Plan year: August 18, 2008–August 17, 2009
Student Gold Health Insurance Plan
What is the Student Gold Health Insurance Plan?
- The Student Gold Health Insurance Plan offers comprehensive services
at Wardenburg Health Center, and also coverage for services
outside Wardenburg Health Center (maximum lifetime benefit of $250,000).
- All CU-Boulder students enrolled for one or more credit hours
are automatically enrolled and billed $860/semester for the Student Gold Health Insurance Plan unless the Wardenburg Campus Care Plan is selected or the health
insurance is waived by September 3, 2008, for the fall 2008 semester,
and January 21, 2009, for spring semester/summer 2009. (New summer
students are not automatically enrolled.)
- Spouse/domestic partner and dependent coverage is available for
additional costs.
- Student Gold Health Insurance Plan offers coverage for immunizations such as hepatitis B series,
meningitis, HPV, and flu.
- There is no deductible for services inside of Wardenburg Health
Center. There is a $200 deductible per person per plan year for
services outside of Wardenburg Health Center.
- See benefits inside and outside of Wardenburg.
What factors should I consider
when choosing the Student Gold Health Insurance Plan?
- How will you locate a participating care provider in the Denver-Boulder
area if your family’s health insurance plan was issued elsewhere?
- What are your deductibles for out-of-state health insurance plans?
- At what age will you no longer be covered under your family’s health insurance policy?
- Have you declared financial independence for financial aid purposes so that you are no longer eligible for health insurance coverage under your family’s policy?
- Do you need spouse or domestic partner coverage?
- Do you need dependent coverage?
- Do you have pre-existing health conditions?
- How much out-of-pocket expense can you afford?
- How much of a deductible do you want to pay per plan year?
- How much of a co-payment can you afford?
- Does your automobile insurance include personal injury protection
(PIP)?
Who is the primary care provider?
In order to provide the highest benefits available, Wardenburg Health
Center is the primary care provider for the Student Gold Health Insurance Plan. Wardenburg Health Center is accredited
by the AAAHC,
a national accrediting body. Wardenburg is a convenient, on-campus
health care facility with medical expertise to handle your primary
health care and pharmaceutical needs. The staff includes board-certified
physicians (including an internist, gynecologist, and psychiatrist),
nurse practitioners, and other health care professionals. |
