Take advantage of your UCSHIP’s benefits! Unless you’ve waived, you’re paying for them! 🙂
Dental Benefits – Delta PPO
- Visit https://www.ucop.edu/ucship/benefits/my-dental-coverage.html for the full details.
- Your dental services don’t necessarily have to be from UCLA, just check whether the dental office you’re interested in accepts Delta Dental PPO to ensure you’re getting the maximum benefits allowed.
- UCLA’s dental school is a popular option: https://www.dentistry.ucla.edu/patient-care/how-become-patient
- Delta Dental has a great mobile application that filters doctors who accept our insurance + what type of services they offer / prices / locations.
- Example: Mouthguard cost ($325) – Insurance covers 80% after deductible ($260) = $65 out of pocket
General Health – Ashe Student Health Center
- Visit student health.UCLA.edu for all health service/insurance/coverage related information.
- Ashe Student Health Center is our on-campus general hospital/clinic. It’s connected to the right of Wooden gym and right across the plaza from the UCLA store.
- Check out what services they offer, you might be surprised! But if there’s an issue that requires more expertise/equipment than is available here (cardiologist, ultrasound, MRI, etc), they will refer you to a specialist. You typically must receive a referral before making an appointment with a specialist if you want coverage (~$25 specialist visit)
- Check even if you don’t have UCSHIP! You want to know what to expect if you need some ASAP help from Ashe (FYI: Just $12 for an office visit / ASAP clinic!)
- Information on available types of services: https://www.studenthealth.ucla.edu/services
- Fees for eligible students for everything! (things like a certain vaccination, physical therapy, birth control): https://www.studenthealth.ucla.edu/fees
Medication/Rx/Supplies – Bruin Health Pharmacy
- Bruin pharmacy is on A-level of Ackerman Union (floor above UCLA store). They only accept UCSHIP. If you’re prescribed medication, unless otherwise specified, you only pay $5 out of pocket for each!
Optometry – Anthem Blue / U-See-LA
- U-See-LA is our on-campus optometry office! It’s on B-Level of Ackerman inside the UCLA Store. Plan in advance! Personally, both my appointments had to be scheduled around a month away due to availability.
- Similarly with your dental coverage, you can get these services at other offices for the same benefits if they accept what is offered by UCSHIP/Anthem Blue.
** The information on here is based on my current understanding and what I was personally able to gather from various trusted UCLA sources. I’m not a professional and anything on here is subject to change. Photos have been linked to where I found them from! **
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