<p>I spoke with several different people at NYU this morning, and I was bounced from Financial Aid to the Bursar’s office to Health Office and back to Bursar and back to Health, and no one could give me a straight answer, so I’m hoping one of the parents whose child is already enrolled can shed some light :)</p>
<p>Is the cost of health insurance included in the Tuition and mandatory fees and school-based fees, or is there an additional charge?</p>
<p>No, it is not. You have to buy NYU Health Insurance separately. If you are already covered under your parents’ policy, you can fill out a form online to say you are exempt from needing to buy the NYU Health Insurance. But you need to check first (and I think the NYU folks also check) that your parents’ policy is portable and will cover you in New York.</p>
<p>Ditto what NMR posted. The “fees” on the bill you have now do not include the health insurance. Those fees, I think, without seeing your bill, are Tisch fees. You have to either purchase NYU Health Insurance or apply for a waver if you can prove the child is covered under the parents’ health insurance. Our kids are under our health policy and so at their schools, we applied for a waver and did not purchase the school’s insurance. My D uses the NYU Health Center but has her own insurance card she took with her to NYC.</p>
<p>Thanks for the responses. At this time we don’t have a bill, just the offer packet. My son is covered under our insurance, but I called our insurance and they said he won’t be covered in NY except for emergencies.</p>