



Your Graduate Benefit Plan at a Glance!
To help students pay for the health services they need, a collective Graduate Benefit Plan has been put in place by your graduate student society. This group Plan is unique in that it helps fill the gaps in provincial health care while offering coverage that is competitively priced. The coverage includes health, dental, vision, and travel benefits. It covers the unexpected and provides you with preventive care services to keep you in good health.
Available Coverage Types | Your Plan1 (GSS Graduate Benefit Plan) |
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Your Plan1 |
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Prescription Drugs | Up to 80% |
Non-Prescription Vaccinations | 100% annual maximum $150 |
Prescription Vaccinations | 80% |
Psychologists | per visit 80% annual maximum $600 |
Chiropractors | per visit $30 annual maximum $400 |
Physiotherapists | per visit $30 annual maximum $400 |
Podiatrists/Chiropodists | per visit $30 annual maximum $400 |
Osteopaths | per visit $30 annual maximum $400 |
Speech Therapists | per visit $30 annual maximum $400 |
Naturopaths | per visit $30 annual maximum $400 |
Massage Therapists* | per visit $30 annual maximum $400 |
Athletic Therapists | per visit $30 annual maximum $400 |
Acupuncturists | per visit $30 annual maximum $400 |
Health benefits also covered:
Medical equipment, commercial laboratory tests, dental accident services, ambulance transportation, accidental death and dismemberment, etc.
*Please note that you need a referral by a medical doctor to be covered for visits to massage therapists.
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Your Plan1 |
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Eyeglasses & Contact Lenses | every 24 months $200 |
Eye Exam | every 24 months $70 |
Laser Eye Surgery | per policy year $150 |
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Your Plan1 |
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Travel Health Coverage | per trip 120 days |
Medical Incident | per lifetime $5,000,000 |
Trip Cancellation | per trip $3,000 |
Trip Interruption | per trip $7,500 |
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Your Plan1 |
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Annual Maximum | per policy year $700 |
Preventive Services (recall exams, cleanings) | 80% |
Extraction of Impacted Teeth | 80% |
Basic Services (fillings, oral surgery, endodontics, periodontics, denture repairs, relining, rebasing) | 80% |
Dental benefits also covered:
Fluoride treatments, x-rays, scaling, oral hygiene instruction, etc.
Notes
1 - To obtain all of the details of your coverage, please visit the website for your Graduate Benefit Plan at studentcare.ca by selecting your student association.
Additional Information
Group Name: Simon Fraser University GSS Graduate Benefit Plan
Plan Administrator: Studentcare
Insurance Company (Health & Dental): Desjardins Insurance
Group Number (Health & Dental): Q1113
Insurance Company (Travel): Blue Cross
Group Number (Travel): 97180