Insurance and Fees

Student & Learner Health Benefits

The Johns Hopkins University Student Health Benefits Plan is available to undergraduate students, graduate students, medical students, PhD candidates, postdoctoral fellows, residents, interns, visiting students, and trainees.

Effective July 1, 2023, all eligible JHU students and learners will have the following plans available to them:

For more information about the plans including coverage, cost, and enrollment periods, please visit jhu.mycare26.com.

Fees

The primary care clinics do not charge students for office visits. However, fees are assessed for immunizations, some procedures, prescriptions, and supplies.

Office Visits

There is no charge for office visits.

Other Fees

Students are responsible for charges incurred by providers of care outside of the SHWB for services such as hospital emergency room visits, specialists’ fees, laboratory/diagnostic tests, and x-rays.

Often these charges are covered by your health insurance. If your insurance plan requires that you use a specified facility for laboratory work or x-rays, please make your provider aware so they can direct you to the proper facility to utilize the maximum benefits of your health insurance plan and spare you any additional expenses.

Insurance Information for Kaiser, TriCare, Medicaid/Medicare

We do not charge co-pays or bill for provider visits at any of our primary care clinics regardless of your health insurance. However, we are out of network with a few insurance plans. This means that your insurance will probably not pay or even allow us to order laboratory tests, radiology services, refer to specialist care, or prescribe medications with the following insurances:

  • Kaiser
  • TriCare
  • Medicaid/Medicare

If you participate in any of the above insurances, our primary care clinics can provide the following services:

  1. You can be seen by one of our providers without a co-pay or bill, however, diagnostic tests or treatments will not be covered by your insurance. You will be responsible for paying the full cost of these services.
  2. We can offer a limited range of free in-house Point of Care tests, like a rapid strep test, urinalysis, or pregnancy test.
  3. We can offer a limited range of prepackaged medications from our internal dispensary at the Homewood clinic that you can purchase without using your insurance, see link to our dispensary for out-of-pocket pricing. These medications include items such as common antibiotics, steroid ointments and birth control and can be purchased directly from us.
  4. You can utilize TimelyCare for telemedicine visits free of charge.
  5. You can meet with one of our Insurance and Referral Outreach Specialists to assist you in finding local providers who are in-network with your insurance plan.

If you participate with the following insurance companies, we recommend you receive your routine primary care from a provider associated with that insurance. Additional information about these insurance companies can be found below:

Kaiser

Maryland Medicaid

TriCare

If you would like access to our full range of services, consider enrolling in the Student Health Benefits Plan during the next enrollment period.