VIU Health Insurance

Virginia International UniversityNew Student Orientation 08/20/2013

Why Health Insurance?Health care is expensive & unaffordable without insurance in USA! Health Insurance helps in reducing the costs incurred when sick or hospitalized. Consultation fees = $80-$100 without health insurance vs. $50 with VIU insurance & medications can be claimedDiagnosis (blood tests, X-ray etc.) and treatment expenses are very highMedicines will be covered under insurance2

VIU PolicyVIU offers United Healthcare insurance to studentsNon-F1 students: Not mandatory to take VIU Health InsuranceF1 students: Mandatory to take VIU Health insurance Unless: You have sponsorship in USA for health insurance Note: Pre-existing conditions not covered

How to get VIU Health Insurance?

How to use Health Insurance?

Find ResourcesVisit VIU Student Center & check VIU websiteCheck out Fairfax County website for Health resourcesFree/reduced cost maternal and child care, & food stampsUrgent Care / Walk in clinics: Med-First Urgent Care Centre, FairfaxWalk-in Medical Care, FairfaxINOVA urgent care clinic, Vienna