UCSB Student Health

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UCSB Student Health
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USHIP is changing to . . .UC SHIP
Plan Coverage USHIP (Currently) UC SHIP (New)
Medical Care Nationwide/ PIA Anthem Blue Cross
Dental Care Not Offered Delta Dental
Eye Care UCSB Eye Care Discount Plan Anthem Blue View Vision
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Why Change?

• UC Office of the President (UCOP) Initiative
• Workgroup since 2008 - Students, UCOP, Graduate
• Divisions, Student Affairs Student Health
  Centers
• Goal to improve standardize benefits
• Transportability
• Control costs

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Effective Dates . . .

• Fall Quarter (Sept. 18, 2011)
• Continuing entering graduate students
• Summer (2011)
• NEW undergraduate students (only) starting early

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Whats NOT Changing?

• Student Health is your medical home gateway
• to other medical care
• UCSB Dental Care Eye Care Centers remain
• CONVENIENT on-campus resources!

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Positive Differences . . .

• Less costs to students
• Smaller deductibles
• Lower pharmacy co-pays
• More hospital coverage
• No individual claims to file with preferred
  providers
• Increased pharmacy and lifetime maximums
• Dental Vision coverage now at providers
  off-campus

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Important Other Changes . . .

• Help undergraduates understand how to use
• their insurance!
• Referrals needed to all non-emergency care
  outside Student Health
• Dental plan has 1,000 maximum/yr for procedures
• Dependent care no longer provided at Student
  Health (different
• Anthem plan)
• Transition of care issues for students under
  active care when
• USHIP changes

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Obtaining Care Off-Campus When Student Health is
closed . . .

• Emergency or Urgent Care never need referrals
• Encourage Urgent Care Centers unless serious
• emergencies
• Eligible to be seen at other UC Campus Student
• Health Centers (will be billed to Anthem)
• Locate Anthem preferred providers through
• website listings
• Out-of-Area routine needs should obtain advance
• referrals from Student Health

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International TravelHealth Needs . . .

• Remind Undergraduates to register foreign travel
• for additional insurance coverage at
• Anthem I.D. card will have phone number for
• international assistance
• Increased coverage if Anthem network providers
  used

http//atyourservice.ucop.edu/employees/health_wel
fare/biz_travel_accident.html
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UCSB Student Health
http//studenthealth.sa.ucsb.edu http//www.delta
dentalins.com/UCGSHIP/ http//www.anthem.com/ca/uc
gship/
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