Health insurance is mandatory for all full-time degree, resident, and international students, unless the student is covered under another comparable health insurance plan. Health insurance will be charged to your student account unless the university receives a health insurance waiver. A waiver can only be submitted if you have your own health insurance. You may also submit a waiver for an insurance charge already on your student account.

Waivers are accepted only through the internet, and students must go to their my.american.edu portal to complete and submit the waiver! Health insurance waivers must be filled out by the deadline date (usually around August 31) specified by the Student Health Center. If the student has missed the filing deadline, Insurance Waiver Appeals are not normally granted. If you do appeal, you must submit your appeal in writing to the Director of the Health Center bruey@american.edu. To contact the Health Center, please call (202) 885-3380.

You will need to go to your my.american.edu PORTAL to waive your health insurance (Click on Health and Wellness) (Click on Student Health Insurance Plan) (Click on Waiver). Once you have waived it, the charge will be removed from your student account within the next two business days.