Boston College is pleased to announce that Blue Cross Blue Shield’s Blue Care Elect PPO will be offered as our new student health insurance plan to all eligible BC students effective August 7, 2008 for the 2008-2009 policy year. The BCBS Blue Care Elect PPO Plan provides comprehensive health insurance that includes access to their networks and pharmacies nationwide, a fitness benefit, as well as reimbursement for designated weight loss programs and access to their “Living Healthy Naturally” discount savings program. The annual cost is $1,678. Your student account will be charged $738 for coverage from August 7, 2008 through January 14, 2009, and $940 for coverage from January 15, 2009 through August 6, 2009.
Refer to the 2008-2009 BC's Student Health Insurance Plan and to the “Summary of Benefits" for more information.
All waiver forms must be submitted through your Agora Services account by September 12, 2008 for the first semester and by January 27, 2009 for the second semester for students wishing to waive the spring semester only. Students who do not complete a waiver (electronic or paper) prior to the September 12 deadline will automatically be enrolled in and charged the student only premium for BCBS’ Blue Care Elect PPO Plan.
If you waive the insurance at the beginning of the first semester it will be waived for the entire year.
2008-2009 Blue Care® Elect Preferred (PPO) Summary of Benefits (PDF)
2008-2009 Student Health Insurance Plan—Contacts and Questions
Medical Insurance 2007-2008
2007-2008 Student Injury and Sickness Insurance Plan information