Question About Insurance And Bruin Direct!

VTECaddict
Wed, 05 Jul 2006 21:32:15 +0000

1) if your existing insurance meets the following requirements, then you can (and should) waive it.

1. Be written by a US owned and based company

2. Have no more than $5000 in out of pocket expenses. (To calculate this multiply your co-insurance if you are hospitalized, e.g. 20%, by $10,000, then add the amount of your annual deductible.)

3. Have at least $100,000 in lifetime benefits.

4. Have a facility (hospital) within 25 miles of UCLA where you can receive full services.

if you’re not sure, ask your parents and/or call and ask your insurance company.

2) i remember my envelope was green last year. if no envelope was included with those forms, there should be an address on the papers saying where to mail them to.

3) BAR is the student billing account where all your fees (except charging) are charged to. even if you print at the library or something, the 10 cents a page gets charged on there. you have to check that every month and pay by the 20th.

bruin direct is just direct deposit (if you know what that is) so if your financial aid money is more than your fees, the leftover will automatically be transferred to your bank account instead of them mailing you a paper check. if you’re not getting financial aid, then bruin direct serves no purpose. but doesnt harm anything to sign up for it, its just one form and a voided check…theres no fees or anything like that.