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Health Fee and Insurance

Health Fee

All currently enrolled full-time students and part-time degree candidates are assessed a mandatory student health fee each semester. This fee supports a number of services and activities that foster a healthy campus community. Specifically the fee covers most services rendered within the Student Health Center (SHC) during each enrolled semester. An optional summer health fee for students not enrolled in summer sessions is also available through the SHC business office in the Duke Student Health Center.

Student Medical Insurance

Click here for more information on the 2008 - 2009 Duke Student Medical Insurance Plan.

Medical insurance is essential to protect against the high cost of medications, unexpected illnesses, and injuries which would require hospitalization, surgery, or the services of specialists outside the Duke Student Health Center. Therefore, all students are required to have medical insurance that is comparable to the Duke-sponsored medical insurance plan (UnitedHealthcare / StudentResources).

At the beginning of the fall semester, Duke students must provide proof of coverage by an adequate medical insurance policy or purchase the Duke-sponsored medical insurance plan. If you have a medical insurance plan based in the United States, it is important to review your policy to assure proper coverage away from your home area.

Duke University automatically enrolls international students in Duke-sponsored F-1 and J-1 nonimmigrant status in the Duke-sponsored medical insurance plan. The Duke plan meets or exceeds the federal insurance requirements for J-1 Exchange Visitors in Title 22 of the Code of Federal Regulations, Section 62.14. We also encourage international students in other nonimmigrant classifications to maintain appropriate medical insurance coverage for themselves and their families.

Always have your insurance card and prescription drug card with you when seeking health care to facilitate the filing of insurance claims.

If medical services outside the Student Health Series are needed, the Duke Student Medical Insurance Policy provides protection twenty-four hours a day during the twelve month term of the policy and is specifically designed to complement the coverage provided by the Student Health Fee (see above). Students are covered on and off the campus, at home, while traveling between home and school, and during interim vacation periods. Coverage for the student's spouse and dependent children also may be purchased.