Department of Veteran Affairs will not cover the cost of the student health care plan if the student has health care coverage through the va. therefore please be sure to complete the waiver process as described below to avoid the student health insurance fee.
Waiver Process
Mandatory Health Insurance Process:
Students MUST complete the insurance waiver and upload a copy of their insurance card within to the first 30 days of the semester. The insurance cost is nonrefundable after the waiver period.
Step 1: REGISTER FOR CLASSES-This must be done before you can complete any of the processes below.
Step 2: CHECK YOUR BARRY STUDENT EMAIL! Barry email is the official form of communication for the University. You will receive an email 24-48 hours after registering notifying you of the billing and instructions for waiving or activating the student insurance plan. Be sure to read all of the information in the email that is sent to you. You will not be able to complete the waiver or activation process until you receive the email notice.
Step 3: GO TO THE LINK PROVIDED IN THE EMAIL (www.uhcsr.com/barry) and choose either WAIVE COVERAGE to request to have your private insurance considered and the student insurance charge removed from your account OR, ENROLL to accept enrollment in the student insurance plan and activate the coverage. You will need to provide your student ID number to access the link and if you choose to waive the plan you will need your health insurance card. After you submit the waiver, you will receive an automatic response of accepted or declined. You may contact Student Health Services for any questions regarding declined waivers.
Important: Waiver Submission Deadlines
WAIVER OPENS: The online waiver process will be available from the first day of registration for the semester in which the student is registering (fall or spring), through the first 30 days of the registering semester. Students beginning classes in the fall semester must complete the insurance wavier each subsequent fall semester. New students beginning classes in the spring semester will be required to complete a waiver in spring and again in the fall of the same year and each subsequent fall semester. PLEASE NOTE: Students will not have access to the waiver process until they have been registered. Students will receive an email notification with the link to the waiver site when they are able to complete the waiver process. You must check your Barry Student Email!
Insurance Information and Requirement
All undergraduate students taking 9 or more credit hours and Graduate students taking 4 or more credit hours are automatically enrolled in the United Healthcare Student Resources student insurance plan at registration, unless proof of comparable coverage in the State of Florida is furnished on a hard waiver basis. All undergraduate nursing majors, all Division of Medicine, Physician Assistant and Anesthesia students (excluding fully online programs) are automatically enrolled in this insurance plan at registration, unless proof of comparable coverage is furnished on a hard waiver basis. All registered PACE and part-time graduate and part-time undergraduate students enrolled in a degree program are eligible to enroll in this student insurance plan voluntarily online with UHCSR. Students who are enrolled in fully online programs are not eligible to enroll in this plan.
To assist with this process, all required students will be billed at the time of registration for one semester of the student health insurance. If you have private insurance coverage you may complete an insurance waiver to have your private insurance considered and request to have the student health insurance fee for the semester removed from your account.
For more information visit: https://www.barry.edu/health-services/insurance-information/