Student Health Plan
All international students attending Prairie View A&M University (PVAMU) are required to have medical insurance. The Texas A&M University System (TAMUS) has mandated that all system schools use the same health care policy in order to comply with the Affordable Care Act. The mandatory insurance provider for international students is Blue Cross Blue Shield of Texas.
Prairie View A&M University international students will automatically be billed the current medical insurance fees upon registration.
Following is a Quick Start Guide for your Student Health Insurance Plan. Please click the following link and follow the seven steps to make sure you're taking advantage of everything your plan has to offer: 2020-2021-TX-Quick-Start-Guide.pdf Once you click on https://myahpcare.com/, if you have not already created an account, click on the "Don't Have an Account?" and follow the steps.
Students should then go through the following Interactive User Guide: https://www.bcbstxcommunications.com/academicblue/texas-am/ahp/index.html
The student portal located at https://pvamu.myahpcare.com/enrollment has a wealth of information that could be useful. This includes information on Dental Enrollment and Continuation of Coverage.
If you are interested in adding dependents, please click on the following link for further information: https://help.ahpcare.com/hc/en-us/articles/360045637533-How-do-I-add-my-spouse-and-or-children-to-my-insurance-
Once created, your student login will be located at: https://myahpcare.com/ahp-login
For further questions and concerns, please click on the following link for more helpful information: https://help.ahpcare.com/hc/en-us
F-1 visa status students who wish to be waived from mandatory student health insurance plan must submit a waiver application online. This does not apply to students who are covered under the Graduate Assistantship plan. To apply for a waiver or more detailed information, please visit https://www.pvamu.edu/internationalprograms/medical-insurance/
If you are on an assistantship (or similar University plan), what you need to do is make sure Human Resources communicates with the insurance company so that they know you are covered by the employee plan. There is a limited amount of time at the start of the Fall and Spring semester when this must be accomplished. Once our office receives a list from the insurance company of those who have been waived because of University employee insurance, we can then request the standard student health insurance be removed from your account.
Prairie View A&M University international students will automatically be billed the current medical insurance fees upon registration.
Following is a Quick Start Guide for your Student Health Insurance Plan. Please click the following link and follow the seven steps to make sure you're taking advantage of everything your plan has to offer: 2020-2021-TX-Quick-Start-Guide.pdf Once you click on https://myahpcare.com/, if you have not already created an account, click on the "Don't Have an Account?" and follow the steps.
Students should then go through the following Interactive User Guide: https://www.bcbstxcommunications.com/academicblue/texas-am/ahp/index.html
The student portal located at https://pvamu.myahpcare.com/enrollment has a wealth of information that could be useful. This includes information on Dental Enrollment and Continuation of Coverage.
If you are interested in adding dependents, please click on the following link for further information: https://help.ahpcare.com/hc/en-us/articles/360045637533-How-do-I-add-my-spouse-and-or-children-to-my-insurance-
Once created, your student login will be located at: https://myahpcare.com/ahp-login
For further questions and concerns, please click on the following link for more helpful information: https://help.ahpcare.com/hc/en-us
F-1 visa status students who wish to be waived from mandatory student health insurance plan must submit a waiver application online. This does not apply to students who are covered under the Graduate Assistantship plan. To apply for a waiver or more detailed information, please visit https://www.pvamu.edu/internationalprograms/medical-insurance/
If you are on an assistantship (or similar University plan), what you need to do is make sure Human Resources communicates with the insurance company so that they know you are covered by the employee plan. There is a limited amount of time at the start of the Fall and Spring semester when this must be accomplished. Once our office receives a list from the insurance company of those who have been waived because of University employee insurance, we can then request the standard student health insurance be removed from your account.