Columbia Insurance

from Columbia Admission Procedures Columbia Insurance

• • Have you confirmed your enrollment in health insurance or submitted a request for a waiver (for domestic students) or an exception (for international students)?

• https://health.columbia.edu/content/request-waiverexceptionaffirmation

• For international students, enrollment in the Columbia health plan is generally mandatory.

• However, it is necessary to consider whether additional insurance is required.

• No in-network deductible

• $30 office copay

• $20 mental health copay

• $150 emergency room copay

• $60 urgent care center copay

• $15/$50/$75 prescription copays

• $30 co-pay on in-network services (e.g. laboratory, radiology)

• $3,000 in-network annual out-of-pocket maximum

• Annual premium of $4,189forstudents(Fall-$1,596 / Spring $2,593)

• Regarding medical care, it seems that there should be no problem if you are enrolled in the mandatory insurance for international students at Columbia (included in the tuition).

• Insurance for personal belongings does not seem necessary.

• Since I expect to ride a bicycle, I would like to have liability insurance.

  • However, I have not yet found a plan that is only for liability insurance from Japanese insurance companies and works overseas. I need to search for one.
  • Oh, but it seems that the bicycle is already covered.