The Graduate Assistant Insurance Plan (GAIP) provides health insurance to students and their dependents as long as a full-time registered student holds a TA, RA, or fellowship.
Coverage begins this year on October 1 and ends September 30 of the following year.
The UW and the Allen School pay the monthly premiums--100% for students and 65% of the premiums for dependents, including same-sex partners.You pay for these premiums over the nine months of an academic year. Your coverage is year-round, regardless of whether you are registered in the summer.
Insurance premiums are paid over the nine months of the academic year although coverage extends over 12 months, including the summer, regardless of whether you are registered in the summer. Annual enrollment is automatic if you have a TA, RA, or fellowship in each quarter.
If you enroll dependents, you will pay 35% of their premiums each month through paycheck deductions. During the summer, you will need to pay the premiums in one lump sum due at the beginning of the summer.Enrollment of dependents is done online (you will receive reminders to enroll dependents via email), once your employment paperwork has been completed (more on this later) and your funding source has been entered into the UW Payroll system. Premium amounts are found on the GAIP webpage.
You may also need to contact the insurance carrier, LifeWise, directly for questions about claims, insurance identification cards, etc. For all contact information, updates, announcements, etc. (in addition to direct mailing of documents and memos to you), go to the GAIP homepage.
Again, please ask questions if you have any.
International students: you can use ISHIP insurance to cover the time between when you arrive and when the program's insurance begins on October 1. If you are already registered for Autumn courses, this begins on September 1. Please review this page for more information.