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Health Insurance
Alabama A&M encourages students to carry health insurance. A health insurance policy administered by Student Resources and underwritten by the Mega Life and Health Insurance Company is available to all domestic students. The international student plan is administered by the HTH World Insurance Services underwritten by Continental Assurance Company. Students must use the Student Health Center first as his/her primary care provider or before a referral can be issued. Referrals to a specialist must be obtained from the Student Health Services. A referral is not necessary only under the following conditions:
Medical Emergencies;
When Students Health Services is closed;
When service rendered at another facility during break or vacation periods;
Medical care received when the insured person is more than 30 miles from campus.
Medical care obtained when an insured person is no longer able to use Student Health due to a change in insured person status;
Maternity;
Psychotherapy.
Domestic Students
Health Insurance for Domestic Students
Mega Life and Health Insurance Company
P. O. Box 809025
Dallas, TX 75380-9025
Telephone: 1 (800) 767-0700

Online Services
www.studentsresources.net
Brochures
Enrollment Cards (Printable using Adobe Acrobat)
Coverage Receipts
ID Cards
Claim Status and other services.

International Students
International students are required to have two (2) types of insurance:

Health Insurance
Evacuation and Repatriation Insurance
HTH Worldwide Accident and Sickness Insurance
12900 Federal Systems Park Drive, Suite 2A
Fairfax, Virginia 22033
Telephone: 1 (800) 242-4178
Email: hthstudents.com

HTH Claims Administrator
P.O. Box 968
Horsham, PA 19044
Telephone: 1 (888) 350-2002
Telephone: 1 (888) 250-4121

HTH Customer Service
Telephone: 1 (888) 350-2002
Telephone: 1 (888) 250-4121

All International students must maintain insurance coverage to remain enrolled at Alabama A&M University.

Fees
There is no charge for unlimited office visits. Medications, laboratory test and certain procedures are available on site and billed to insurance company for payment.


LINKS

Health Links

Drug and Alcohol Abuse
American Medical Association – Office of Alcohol and Other Drug Abuse/Initiatives to Reduce High-Risk Drinking among Youth. Provides education on the dangers of alcohol, tobacco, and other drug abuse.
AMA Drug Abuse Initiatives

National Institute on Drug Abuse – Information for parents and teachers of abuse.
National Institute on Drug Abuse

General Health Information
Web MD - Consumer focused general health information.
WebMD

American Academy of Family Physicians
FamilyDoctor.org

Mayo Clinic/May Health Oasis – search by major subject area or use search box
Mayo Clinic

University of Alabama at Birmingham
UAB Health

Center for Disease Control
CDC

Alabama Department of Public Health – Information on HIV/AIDS, Sexual Transmitted Diseases (STD)
Public Health Dept

National Institute of Health
NIH

Nutrition
American Dietetic Association
ADA

Sexual Transmitted Diseases
Check Women’s Health or General Health Information for specific diseases.

Sports Medicine
University of Minnesota’s Sports Medicine Institute
Sports Medicine at UMinn

University of Washington Department of Orthopedics
Dept of Orthopedics at UWash

National Collegiate Athletic Association
NCAA Health Info

Voluntary Health Agencies
American Cancer Society
ACS

American Heart Association
AHA

American Lung Association
ALA

American Diabetes Association
ADA

Women’s Health
NABCO (National Alliance of Breast Cancer Organizations
NABCO

National Womens' Health Resource Center: Web Health Resources for Women
Womens' Health Resources

Web Sites for Women’s Health
Womens' Health Links

Women’s Health Web Sites
Womens' Health Links

ACOG – For health conscious and for health professionals
ACOG

 

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