We seek to ensure our students, faculty and staff are insured adequately while abroad. In addition, all faculty, staff and students are covered by a non-insurance emergency assistance plan provided by International SOS.
Faculty and staff short-term global health insurance abroad
WashU offers a new international healthcare plan through GeoBlue® to all faculty and staff traveling abroad for university business purposes (personal travel excluded) as long as they are already enrolled in a primary health insurance policy. This plan applies to faculty members doing research abroad while on sabbatical. The university’s International Travel Oversight Committee worked to ensure that employees, including their traveling spouse and/or unmarried, dependent children, have guaranteed access to the highest quality medical care across the globe. Register online to learn about the extra care you receive when you travel with GeoBlue®.
To register, visit Geo Blue and click on the Register box on the main page. Enter the WashU Group Access Code QHG99999WUBT and complete the personal information fields on the Registration page. You will be directed to the WashU Hub where you can download the GeoBlue® mobile app, membership card and member guide, and access member tools and services for navigating risks and finding the best medical care options while abroad. For questions about registration or medical coverage, you may call 1-888-412-6403 inside the U.S. or 1-610-254-5830 outside the U.S.
If you have previously registered for Geo Blue, you do not have to register again, but you will need to print out your ID card. It is important to have your GeoBlue ID card to access health care services; you will need to present your ID card whenever you receive medical care
GeoBlue Student Short-Term Global Health Insurance Abroad
This policy covers the following groups:
- Enrolled undergraduate and graduate students who are temporarily engaged in sponsored or approved educational activities outside the United States.
- Clinical fellows, residents, and postdoctoral research appointees.
- university faculty and staff who travel abroad in direct support of WashU-sponsored study abroad programs in a teaching or administrative capacity.
Undergraduate students participating in study abroad semester or academic year programs administered by Arts & Sciences, Olin Business School and Sam Fox School of Design & Visual Arts will be automatically roster enrolled in the GeoBlue Student policy for the duration of their study abroad.
The GeoBlue Student Insurance charge will appear on the student’s WashU billing statement within the academic semester.
All other WashU graduate students and undergraduate students engaged in educational activities abroad can self-enroll online and access policy documents at the GeoBlue Students by using WashU’s group access code KXW-37937 and paying with a credit card. If you are traveling to Spain or Germany and require a visa, please reach out to the Global Travel Safety office before enrolling in insurance.
Please note: the GeoBlue Student policy is not a substitute for the student’s existing domestic health insurance coverage. The GeoBlue Student policy does not provide domestic (United States) coverage, and does not meet the University’s requirements for student health insurance. It is a supplement to the student’s existing health insurance plan.
Student assistance plan
As part of their WashU insurance plan, all undergraduates are provided emergency assistance by United Healthcare Global for any trip 100 miles or more away from campus, domestically and internationally. This policy should be utilized by students traveling independently and for domestic off-campus programs.
If calling from within the United States: 1-800-527-0218 (toll free)
To call collect from outside the United States: 1-410-453-6330
School of Medicine students
Participation in the WashU School of Medicine Student Health Service is required for all full-time medical students on the Medical Campus. Medical students are not covered under United Healthcare Global. WashU School of Medicine Student Health Services does not provide coverage for students or eligible dependents when traveling outside of the United States. The School of Medicine requires that students carry a minimum of $100,000 medical insurance coverage plus adequate personal and travel safety assistance. Sufficient coverage can be purchased through GeoBlue Students.