Health & Dental Coverage

All full-time graduate students at Western University who are members of the Society of Graduate Students (SOGS) and have paid their SOGS Health & Dental Plan fee are automatically covered by the SOGS Health & Dental Plan. If you are uncertain about whether you have been charged this fee, check your tuition bill.

Specific questions about your health and dental coverage? Contact Studentcare.

International students: please contact Diana Ostia (dostia@uwo.ca), HR Coordinator, UHIP, if you require information about the University Health Insurance Plan: (519)-661-2111 Ext. 85536.

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SOGS Health & Dental Plan Coverage

See the attached Studentcare Brochure on how to navigate your 2017-18 Plan! For a detailed breakdown, please visit Studentcare.ca. This is also where you can opt-in a family member. Learn more about the recent change to OHIP and Drug Coverage here and use your Pay Direct card to fill your prescriptions at most Canadian pharmacies. To make the most of your plan, take advantage of Studentcare’s Network. Studentcare also offers a Rexall Exclusive Savings Card (10% off prescription drugs, and 20% off regularly price items).

Opt-Out of the SOGS Health Coverage

Click here for ONLINE OPT-OUT

  • If you are already covered under another insurance plan (e.g. your parents’), you may choose to opt-out.
  • Returning/current students are able to opt-out around the second last week of August. You must opt-out before September 30. You will receive your refund on your tuition fee bill.
  • If you are returning from a medical, compassionate, or parental leave of absence, you are a “new” student and can opt-in/out within the same month as your return.

New (incoming) students, depending on their enrollment date, must opt-out within the following deadlines:

    • If you are enrolled in September, you can opt-out from September 1 – 30.
    • If you are first enrolled in January, you can opt-out from January 1 – 31.
    • If you are first enrolled in May, you can opt-out from May 1 – 31.

Opting-in

The below categories must opt-in by submitting this form to the SOGS Office (MC, Room 8) and include payment ($ amount indicated on the form). Payment can be made by cash, cheque, or e-transfer to sogs.accounting@uwo.ca.

Note: Exchange and Visiting students at Western University are NOT eligible for the SOGS Health Plan.

  1. Family members: children under 21 (25 if still in school); partner (same/opposite sex) – $590.95/$1181.92
  2. Full-time Students – Non-Residential (Education) – $590.95
  3. Part-time Students – $845.24
  4. Leave of Absence: must opt-in within the first month of the semester the leave begins – $897.83
  5. Postdoctoral Scholars: please see our Health Plan FAQ for Postdocs. – $897.83

How to Submit a Claim

For your own reference, the Studentcare Group Number for your Health & Dental coverage is Q1109. For Travel, the Group Number is 97180. Your personal account number is your student card number. All claim forms can be found here. The fastest way to submit a claim is through the mobile app, but you can also drop them off at the SOGS Office (Middlesex College, Room 8) or mail them to Desjardins (the insurance provider) yourself.

For detailed information on how to submit a claim, see the Studentcare website. To register for Direct Deposit, see here. To check the status of your Claim, see here.

PSAC 610 Extended Health Plan (EHP)

If you are a Teaching Assistant (TA) and a member in good standing with PSAC 610, you will be able to apply for the Extended Health Plan (EHP), which you can use to increase your overall health care coverage. We recommended that you apply for your SOGS coverage first, and then submit your claims to PSAC 610.

To prove that you have maxed out your SOGS coverage, visit Desjardins and log in to your account. Under, “I want to”, click on “Consult my transaction history”. Click on “Details” next to the transaction history you wish to print the proof of claim for. Print this document and submit it to PSAC 610.