There have been some questions about medical insurance at BU. The following is from BU's website.
All students certified as full-time and students certified as part-time but registered for seventy-five percent or more of a full-time course load (nine or more credit hours for most schools) are required by Massachusetts law to participate in a qualifying medical insurance plan.
In addition, Boston University requires all international and exchange students to participate in a qualifying medical insurance plan. If the student is studying in the United States, that medical insurance plan must be based in the United States.
Students in these categories are automatically enrolled in the Boston University Medical Insurance Plan and their student accounts are charged
for the coverage.
If you are in one of these categories, you are responsible for reviewing the benefits, limitations, and exclusions of your current health insurance plan and comparing them to those in the Boston University student medical insurance plan to determine whether you have adequate coverage.
The Boston University Medical Insurance Plan is administered by the Chickering Group, an Aetna Company, and underwritten by the Aetna Life Insurance Company. Assist America, Inc., provides Emergency Travel
Assistance Services. For a detailed description of the student medical insurance plan and instructions on how to use the plan, visit Chickering's Web site at
www.chickering.com. Click on "Find Your School" and enter
"Boston University" as "Your School Name".
To qualify to file a Medical Insurance Waiver, your current health insurance plan must provide you with coverage throughout the school year. It must include reasonably comprehensive coverage of both inpatient and outpatient services and be reasonably accessible to you where you are attending school.
If your current health insurance plan does not provide at least a comparable level and range of coverage, Massachusetts State law requires that you
accept enrollment in the Boston University Student Medical Insurance Plan. You may retain the student medical insurance plan as your sole medical insurance plan, or as a supplement to your primary medical insurance plan. MEDICAL INSURANCE WAIVER DEADLINES FOR THE 2006/07 ACADEMIC YEAR
(EXCEPT MED/SDM STUDENTS)
Fall 2006 Semester: August 17, 2006
Spring 2007 Semester (New Students Only): February 1, 2007