SMU Student Health Insurance

Samuel Merritt University

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Student Health Plan

What you need to know

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All full-time students are required to either enroll or waive

Maintaining comprehensive health insurance coverage is mandatory for all full-time SMU students. All students MUST be covered by an ACA compliant domestic health insurance plan for the entire academic year, including summer and holidays.

2
If you do not waive within 30 days of your program start date, you will be automatically enrolled

If an acceptable waiver is not received by the posted waiver deadline, SMU will finalize your enrollment in the student health insurance plan, you will no longer be eligible for a refund.

3
If you are currently waived from the SMU student plan, you do not need to resubmit your waiver.

If we cannot verify the coverage we have on file for you, you will be contacted via email from HSA Consulting, Inc. (HSAC), the SMU Insurance Plan Administrator.

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Enrolling in the SMU Student health plan

If you wish to enroll in the student health insurance plan for the 2024-2025 academic year, you must submit your enrollment via the 'Enroll' button at the top of this page.

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Waiving out of the SMU Student health plan

If you have active health insurance coverage and would like to waive the SMU student health plan. Please submit a waiver request through the 'Waive Coverage' button at the top of this page. Once you have submitted, you will receive an email verifying if your waiver meets the SMU requirements to waive.

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