Anthem Student Advantage health insurance
MU requires all international students to be enrolled in the Anthem Student Advantage health insurance plan. If you have sufficient insurance coverage through an outside provider and your sponsor does not pay for MU’s international student health insurance, you may be eligible for a waiver.
To print your Anthem insurance ID card:
- Register your Anthem account.
- Select Student ID for identification type.
- Complete the remaining fields, click next.
- Once logged in to the portal, you will have the option to print your ID card.
Information about plan benefits and coverage can be found on the Mizzou Anthem Student Advantage website. If you have questions regarding your coverage, contact the Student Health Center by calling 573-882-7481 or emailing umhsshc@health.missouri.edu.
Insurance waivers
Waivers of MU’s international student health insurance are automatically requested by our team for students who already have sufficient insurance coverage through their sponsor. If your sponsor provides full-coverage insurance with an outside provider, check your myZou account to ensure that the waiver has been applied. If your waiver has not been applied by the add/drop deadline, notify our team.
If the waiver is on your account but you received an MU Anthem insurance card, destroy the Anthem card — it is no longer valid. If you received health care services from the Student Health Center or University Hospital or clinics before your insurance waiver was processed, check that these offices are billing the correct insurance provider.
Using the Student Health Center
When utilizing the Student Health Center, you must provide a copy of your insurance card so that bills for check-in, immunizations and any visits are sent to your insurance company. If the Student Health Center does not have a copy of your card on file, these charges will remain on your student account. If you have supplemental insurance through your sponsoring agency, you must also provide your insurance card in order for the charges to be billed correctly.
If you have a question about a Student Health Center bill, contact their insurance specialists. For questions about bills from outside providers, call the customer service phone number on the back of your insurance card.