Student Health Insurance Program

International students who will not be coming to the US will not be required to purchase the student health insurance plan and may waive the student health insurance with out-of-area coverage if the student is living in the plan’s coverage area.  

It is important that students enroll in the student health insurance plan when they return to campus to ensure they have comprehensive insurance coverage in Winston-Salem, NC (Reynolda campus students) or Charlotte, NC (Charlotte campus students). Students may enroll for Spring 2021 beginning December 1st, 2020 at bcbsnc.com/wfu.

Due to the COVID-19 pandemic and the University’s decision to continue to offer remote learning as an option for students for the fall semester, students may waive the student health insurance with out-of-area coverage if the coverage is comparable to the student insurance policy and the student is living in the plan’s coverage area. It is important that students enroll in the student health insurance plan when they return to campus to ensure they have comprehensive insurance coverage in Winston-Salem, NC (Reynolda campus students) or Charlotte, NC (Charlotte campus students). Students may enroll for Spring 2021 beginning December 1st, 2020 at bcbsnc.com/wfu.

Premiums
Annually: $2,632
Per semester: $1,316

The insurance election process is an annual process, always held prior to the academic year. The portal will open July 1, 2020 for new students to enroll or waive. This step is required for all new students.

• Please visit www.bcbsnc.com/wfu during the Open Enrollment/Change period to take action
• If you are outside of the United States, please visit studentblue.bcbsnc.com/wf to take action

All students will need to create a Student Blue account in order to request enrollment or waiver. Once the Student Blue account is created, it will house all communications from Blue Cross Blue Shield in the account message center, and allow for follow up regarding your enrollment or waiver status. This account will be used each year for the enrollment in or waiver from Student Blue. Please retain the Student Blue user id and password for future reference.

Steps to create an account:

Visit the webpage – www.bcbsnc.com/wfu (or https://studentblue.bcbsnc.com/wf/ if outside of the United States)

• Based on your election, you may choose – Enrollment > Enroll Now OR Waiver > Request A Waiver
• The next step is to create a Student Blue account as a NEW USER.
• Once the account is created, follow the prompts to complete the enrollment or application for waiver.

If the election is for enrollment, the health insurance premium will remain on the student account, and cards will begin mailing mid-July for the 8/1 plan year start.

If the election is for waiver, a credit will be issued within 7 days to the student account. The waiver will remain in place for the entire academic year. If the insurance used to waive changed during the academic year, please submit your updated insurance information to sip@wfu.edu.