- Is the Duke Student Medical Insurance Plan better than my current insurance?
The Duke Student Medical Insurance Plan is a high quality plan catering to the needs of Duke students. Some of the highlights of this plan include:
* In-Network benefits for most Duke/Durham area providers
* Expanded network of mental health providers
* No pre-existing condition exclusions+
* $500 annual benefit for preventative vaccines recommended by the CDC (including HPV)+
* Unlimited medical evacuation and repatriation benefits++ these benefits are new in 2007-08
Current plan can be viewed at http://www.hillchesson.com
Details of the 2007-08 plan are not yet available but will be posted as soon as they have been defined.
When comparing plans, be sure to pay special attention to your plan's “out of network” benefits.

