Aetna is the company that has been awarded the contract to provide the VCU-Sponsored Student Health Insurance Plan for the 2012-13 academic year. 

                                                    Medical and 1st/2nd year Dental Students

                                    Coverage Periods                        Registration Deadlines

                                    Annual       8/1/12 -  07/31/13                     9/30/12

                                    Fall            8/1/12 -  12/31/12                     9/30/12

                                    Spring/      1/1/13 -    7/31/13                     1/31/13

                                    Summer

                                    Summer    5/1/13 -     7/31/13                    5/31/13

                                                                All Other Students  

                                    Coverage Periods                         Registration Deadlines

                                    Annual     8/18/12 - 08/17/13                     9/30/12

                                    Fall 1       8/18/12 - 10/20/12                     9/30/12

                                    Fall 2     10/21/12 - 12/31/12                   11/21/12

                                    Spring 1   1/01/13 -   3/15/13                     1/31/13

                                    Spring 2   3/16/13 -   5/31/13                     4/16/13

                                    Summer   6/01/13 -   8/17/13                     7/01/13

                    Plan details and registration information are available at:

Aetna Student Health Insurance               

Aetna provides plans for individual students as well as options for family/spouse coverage. Although participation in the university sponsored health insurance plan is voluntary, students are strongly urged to enroll or to seek alternate health insurance coverage. Unexpected hospital expenses can interrupt or terminate a student's academic career.

VCU Student Health Services has no infirmary beds and does not cover the cost of emergency room visits, x-rays, medications or hospitalizations. Therefore, it is essential that students have adequate health insurance to cover the rising cost of health care.  An option to enroll in Student Health Insurance with automated monthly payments is available.

Dental Insurance is not available with this particular plan.

If specific questions are not addressed at the Aetna Student Health Insurance website or by Aetna Customer Service, please feel free to contact VCU's Student Health Insurance contact, Karen Beebe at kbeebe@vcu.edu or 827-1855.