Policy on Health Insurance for Change in
Status to Leave of Absence
- Students on Leave of Absence (LOA) may purchase two consecutive terms of HUSHP Supplemental: Blue Cross Blue Shield (BCBS) Hospital/Specialty and Medco Prescription Drug Coverage.
- HUSHP Basic: Harvard University Student Health Fee is not available to students taking a leave of absence.
- The date the student goes on LOA will determine the student’s health insurance options available through Harvard.
| Status Change By 9/30 Fall Term and 2/28 Spring Term |
- HUSHP Basic and HUSHP Supplemental insurance charges are removed from the student’s term bill as long as services have not been utilized.
- The student may purchase the HUSHP Supplemental only, within 30 days. (HUSHP Basic is not available and students can not be seen at HUHS.). This will count as one of the two terms of coverage allowed. Note: Dependents are not eligible to enroll.
- HUHS reserves the right to bill for any services used or to put the plan charges back on the student’s term bill.
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| Status Change On or After 10/1 Fall Term and 3/1 Spring Term |
- HUSHP Basic is prorated to the last day of the month the student goes on leave. The student is no longer eligible to be seen at HUHS after this date.
- HUSHP Supplemental charges will remain on the student's term bill and the student will be covered for the remainder of the term. This will count as one of the two terms of coverage allowed. Note: This applies to dependents that are active on the plan.
- HUHS reserves the right to bill for any services used or to put the plan charges back on the student’s term bill.
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| Rates |
One Term
(Fall or Spring) |
Two Terms
(Full Plan Year) |
| HUSHP Supplemental: Blue Cross Blue Shield (BCBS) Hospital/Specialty and Medco Prescription Drug Coverage |
$857 |
$1,714 |
Contact Member Services for more information.
Member Services • 75 Mt. Auburn Street • Cambridge, MA 02138
Phone: (617) 495-2008
Email: mservices@huhs.harvard.edu