Requirements to Waive Student Health Insurance

Your insurance must meet the following requirements to waive the University Student Health Insurance coverage: 

• Be active the entire time you are enrolled in classes.      
• Have access to care within 50 miles of the University.
• Contains no exclusions or limitations for pre-existing conditions.
• Contains no limitations on benefits and is not a short-term plan.
• Based through a U.S. insurance company and claims administrator.
• Comparable to the UC Student Health Insurance policy.
• Include services for: ambulatory, emergency, hospitalization, maternity, newborn care, mental health, substance use disorder, behavioral health, prescription drugs, preventative care, wellness care, laboratory, rehabilitative services and devices.
  

Below is a list of insurance carriers that are not acceptable to waive out of the University of Cincinnati Student Health Insurance Plan with.  Please be advised, this is NOT a complete list.