from Columbia Admission Procedures Columbia Insurance

    • Have you confirmed your enrollment in health insurance or submitted a request for a waiver (for domestic students) or an exception (for international students)?
  • https://health.columbia.edu/content/request-waiverexceptionaffirmation

  • For international students, enrollment in the Columbia health plan is generally mandatory.

  • However, it is necessary to consider whether additional insurance is required.

  • No in-network deductible

  • $30 office copay

  • $20 mental health copay

  • $150 emergency room copay

  • $60 urgent care center copay

  • 50/$75 prescription copays

  • $30 co-pay on in-network services (e.g. laboratory, radiology)

  • $3,000 in-network annual out-of-pocket maximum

  • Annual premium of 1,596 / Spring $2,593)

  • Regarding medical care, it seems that there should be no problem if you are enrolled in the mandatory insurance for international students at Columbia (included in the tuition).

  • Insurance for personal belongings does not seem necessary.

  • Since I expect to ride a bicycle, I would like to have liability insurance.

    • However, I have not yet found a plan that is only for liability insurance from Japanese insurance companies and works overseas. I need to search for one.
    • Oh, but it seems that the bicycle is already covered.