Strongly Advised Additional Coverage for Students with APPROVED Waivers
GAP coverage ensures that students with APPROVED waivers have access to in-house medical care at Student Health while attending UCSB. If the health insurance plan for an APPROVED waiver has a provider network limited to a county outside of Santa Barbara (e.g., MediCal or other State plans which can only be used in their home county), we strongly advise students to enroll in GAP.
GAP is not an insurance policy nor does it intend to act as an insurance product. The APPROVED insurance plan that the student used to waive UC SHIP would remain the student's primary/sole insurance.
Services offered in GAP coverage are subject to change.
Cost: $485 per Academic Year
GAP is billed quarterly to your BARC account: $160 (Fall/Winter) | $165 (Spring/Summer)
Note: There is no prorated monthly rate.
GAP enrollment: OPEN (for Early Start only)
Email: SHSinsurance@sa.ucsb.edu
(If you enroll mid-term you must pay full price for the entire term AND the effective date for GAP will be the date the request was received by the UCSB Insurance Team.)
Price Comparison: Sheet
Paying out of pocket for three office visits at Student Health will cost MORE than the price of GAP for the one quarter.
Office Visit | Waived without GAP* | Waived with GAP** |
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Primary Care | $75 | No Charge* |
Immediate Care | $75 | No Charge* |
Clinical Nurse | No Charge | No Charge* |
Eligibility
GAP Enrollment is ONLY for registered students with approved waivers.
Highly RECOMMENDED for waived students with insurance plans exclusive to any county outside of Santa Barbara (see below)
NOT AVAILABLE for students:
- on approved leave of absence
- graduated
- cancelled
- withdrawn
- non-students
INCLUDES
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EXCLUDES
Off-campus care of any kind is excluded.
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