Student Services
Health/Insurance
STUDENT HEALTH
Health care is available to students and their immediate families through Student
Health Services, based in the Department of Family and Community Medicine. The
comprehensive primary care coverage includes acute and chronic care for any and all
medical problems, preventive healthcare services including GYN and Family Planning
services, patient advocacy role for any referrals to specialty services, a confidential
referral system for counseling needs in association with the Department of Psychiatry, and
a 24-hour call coverage system. To make an appointment please call (717) 531-5998 .
The office of Student Health is based at the University Physician Group-Fishburn
Road, 845 Fishburn Rd., Hershey, PA. The
secretary/scheduler, Janice Mesarick, is available at (717) 531-5998 from 8-5 PM Monday
through Friday. After 5 PM Monday through Friday, as well as Saturday and Sunday,
healthcare concerns are forwarded to the hospital nurse triage system. If the nurse triage
system has concerns they are forwarded to the Family Medicine Physician on call.
If you need assistance in traveling to Student Health (you do not have a car
or are too ill to drive yourself), please call the shuttle driver at
717-514-4546 to arrange transportation.
Health Insurance
ATTENTION:
GRADUATE ASSISTANTS AND FELLOWS FOR FALL 2007:
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You (student only) will be
automatically enrolled in the Penn State GA/Fellow Health Insurance
Plan, but can elect to decline this coverage online. Deadline is
no later than September 10, 2007
Insurance is mandatory for international students and
their accompanying dependents.
GA/Fellow Online Declination
Forms
GA/Fellow Online Dependent Enrollment and/or Declination
Forms
MEGA
Graduate Assistants and Graduate Fellows*
it is intended that this site will provide you with the necessary
information and links to get you acquainted with your health insurance
benefit, the Penn State Graduate Assistant and Graduate Fellow Health
Insurance Plan.
Amount of Health Insurance Premium Subsidy
As a Graduate Assistant or Graduate Fellow, you are eligible to
receive subsidies in the amount of 80% of the annual premium cost
for the Graduate Assistant and Graduate Fellow Insurance Plans. The
university will pay this amount directly to the insurance companies
and will deduct your 20% contribution to premium expense from your
monthly check.
Your insurance subsidies for your eligible dependents is 70% of
the annual premium expense. As with the subsidy for your individual
insurances, the university will pay 70% of the premium expense
directly to the insurance companies and you will pay your 30% of the
premium costs through a payroll deduction. Please refer to the:
For additional information about benefits and how to use the
medical plan, see
A Brief Review of
Benefits and Changes and How to Get the Most out of the Plan.
2007-2008 APPOINTMENTS FOR
INTERNATIONAL STUDENTS
If you are an international Graduate Assistant or Graduate Fellow
with an F visa or a J visa sponsored by Penn State and your
assistantship or fellowship appointment begins in:
September 2007, see
International Graduate
Assistants and Graduate Fellows with Appointments Starting September
2007
2007-2008 APPOINTMENTS FOR
NON-INTERNATIONAL STUDENTS
If you are a non-international (i.e. a permanent United States
resident) Graduate Assistant or Graduate Fellow and your
assistantship or fellowship appointment begins in:
September 2007, see
Non-International
Graduate Assistants and Graduate Fellows with Appointments Starting
September 2007.
If you have questions about Hershey campus procedures, please contact
the Office of Graduate Student Affairs at (717) 531-8892.
BOOKLET
To view the booklet for the Penn State
Graduate Assistant and Graduate Fellow Health Insurance Plan (offered by the
MEGA Life and Health Insurance company), click below:
Graduate Assistant and Graduate Fellow Health Insurance Plan
Dental Insurance
As a Graduate Assistant or Graduate Fellow, you are eligible to
receive a subsidy in the amount of 80% of the annual premium cost
for the United Concordia Dental Insurance Plan. Your insurance
subsidy for your eligible dependents is 70% of the annual premium
expense.
Vision Insurance
As a Graduate Assistant or Graduate Fellow, you are eligible to
receive a subsidy in the amount of 80% of the annual premium cost
for the National Vision Insurance Plan. Your insurance subsidy for
your eligible dependents is 70% of the annual premium expense.
Ophthalmology Clinic at Hershey Medical Center
(student only)- x5690
**Even without vision insurance, graduate students can receive significant discounts at
the Ophthalmology Clinic (at the University Physicians Clinic).
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