Undergraduate and graduate students attending the University of Hawaii or Chaminade University taking a minimum number of credits.
Yes, you do. We'll mail your bill and HMSA membership card to this address.
Yes, your student ID number helps determine your eligibility.
We’ll ask you for a copy only if we’re unable to verify eligibility.
Yes, a signed HIPAA authorization form is required for HMSA to work with your school to determine your eligibility.
Enrollments are accepted only during open enrollment dates2. If you lose coverage in the middle of a semester, you’ll need to wait until the next enrollment period.
No. This plan isn’t available to you if you have Medicare Part A, Part B, or SSDI. Section 1882(d)(3)(A) of the Social Security Act doesn’t allow selling health insurance that would duplicate a beneficiary’s Medicare benefits.
Once enrolled in the student plan, you’ll receive a bill the month before the next semester starts. As long as you remain eligible and submit the full semester payment by the deadline, you won’t need to reapply.
No. All enrollments are done online.
Only new student plan enrollees may change their plan selection before the enrollment deadline of the first semester of their coverage. Existing student plan members must wait until the Fall semester to change their plan selection. Learn more about changing your plan3.
You’ll receive your HMSA membership card three to five business days after you enroll.
You’ll get a new HMSA membership card when you enroll or re-enroll, change your name or campus, or become a graduate student.
You can add someone to your plan under certain circumstances4.
Send us an email4.
Yes, you can cover your spouse and children, too.
No. You can select a different plan only during the fall enrollment period2. You can also change or cancel your plan3.
Repatriation benefits cover the cost of preparing and sending the body of an insured to their home country.
If you’re an international student, you’ll need to buy a plan that includes repatriation benefits.
Call HMSA’s Customer Service at 808-948-6111.
Yes, as an HMSA member, you have access to more than 500,000 Blue Cross Blue Shield providers nationwide and across the globe. Learn more about your travel benefits.
Yes, you’ll receive a bill in the mail, but there are many ways you can pay5.
No, this plan provides coverage by semester. Therefore, payment is required for the entire semester.
No. you’ll be billed for each semester.
After you renew your plan, we’ll send you a bill in the mail. There are many ways you can pay5.
If you've already paid, please disregard the bill.
You can cancel your plan and receive a refund when you withdraw from school or cancel your plan before the enrollment deadline by sending us an email3.
Send us an email4.
Health care reform, Obamacare, and the ACA or Affordable Care Act are all the same thing. It was signed into law in 2010 to help more people get health care coverage.
Because of it, you can remain under your parent's plan up to age 26. It provides preventive screenings and immunizations at no charge, and certain health care services to women at no charge.
Learn more6 about health care reform.
The student plan offers benefits that Affordable Care Act (ACA) plans don’t. Prices for the ACA plans are based on your age. The student plan price is the same for all students regardless of age.
The student plan is open to all U.S. and international students as long as you meet the eligibility requirements. It includes coverage for medical evacuation and repatriation benefits, which international students are required to have.
You can see a doctor at a student health clinic or any doctor who accepts HMSA. HMSA’s network includes thousands of doctors and health care providers in the state and all major hospitals.
Log in to My Account7 or call 808-948-6111.
Send a letter with your current full name, new full name, HMSA subscriber ID number, phone number, and address to:
HMSA
MS-UH/Chaminade Student Plan
P.O. Box 860
Honolulu, HI 96808-0860
