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OPT-OUT REIMBURSEMENT UPDATE – January 6, 2025:
Due to the Canada Post strike, the MSU scheduled a cheque pickup for Monday, December 9 until Thursday, December 13, 2024 from 10am-3pm in MSU Campus Connect, for our original reimbursement timeline for the Fall.  The remaining cheques have been mailed out as of January 6, 2025, please keep an eye out for yours until the end of January. If you haven’t received your reimbursement by then, please email the Health and Dental Administrator, Victoria, to help you look into it. 

Direct deposits were released to students on November 5, 2024. Please check all bank accounts in your name for your reimbursement. If you haven’t received your direct deposit, this may mean it was rejected (names didn’t match, transposed a number, etc) and a cheque has been be issued. These cheques are available for pickup at the main MSU Office in MUSC 201. Students were emailed from our MSU Office Clerks on Monday, December 9 about pickup options, please check your spam/junk folders.

If you opted out, and haven’t received your reimbursement at all, please make sure you check your email and junk mail folders to make sure your opt-out application wasn’t rejected. Rejected members had until November 15 to make any adjustments to their application, and everything will now be taken on a case by case basis.

Undergraduate Students voted on a referendum in order to have Health and Dental coverage automatically provided to all students enrolled in 18 units or more, over the Fall and Winter terms. You may only opt-out if you have extended external coverage.

If you are covered by another health or dental plan, but you are not covered 100%, you may utilize your MSU Health and Dental plan coverage and combine it with your current plan. You can find the full details of the plan by following the links HERE. Look into your benefits and compare the two plans before you opt-out, as the MSU plans may provide some coverage options that are not currently available to you.

The opt-out for the 2024-2025 year is now closed. There are no exceptions to this deadline. Next year’s opt-out period will be September 1-30, 2025. Please click on ‘More Info’ on how to opt-out.

**Please note that those who have the intention to be enrolled in 18 units or more but haven’t been charged the fees yet are expected to opt-out during the September time-period.

 

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Opt-Out Conditions:

This opt-out is for undergraduate students taking (or intending to take) 18 units or more ONLY.

There are NO exceptions to the opt-out deadline of September 30.

OHIP, OHIP+, and UHIP is not considered to be extended coverage.

Varsity athletes are encouraged to not opt-out of the Health plan. Please contact Athletics and Recreation for more information.

Graduate students please visit the GSA website for more information about your opt-out. 

If you opt-out of the plans, you may still visit the Student Wellness Centre and are able to access their services.

You will be asked to provide the following information on the form in order to opt-out:

  • student name
  • student number
  • birth date
  • mailing address
  • plan information (policy/group number, provider, and primary subscriber)
  • student banking information (if you choose for the refund to be directly deposited)

Students will be reimbursed the following if they opt-out:
Health Plan: $110
Dental Plan: $136
Health & Dental Plan: $246

How to Opt-Out: 

You can find the link to opt-out here