Health Care and Insurance

All International Programs students who study outside of the United States are automatically enrolled in GeoBlue health services which are accessible through contacting International SOS (our trusted international travel concierge services company). 

GeoBlue health services:

• GeoBlue provides coverage up to $250k per person per year and covers routine, preexisting, and emergency care abroad.  No deductible or copay for office visits, inpatient/outpatient hospital services, or emergency services (if reasonable expenses). View GeoBlue's summary of benefits and exclusions for additional details.
• Visit our finance page for GeoBlue cost information (refer to the 'global health fee').
• Students simply contact International SOS through a phone call, email, or chat message through an app and International SOS will provide health advice, telemedicine, or can arrange for an appointment with a local GeoBlue medical provider.
• GeoBlue health service premiums are charged to students' Pepperdine accounts.
• Students are covered with GeoBlue 30 days outside of their semester program dates (before, after, or a combination). Academic year students are covered with GeoBlue for 30 days outside of their fall and then 30 days outside of their spring semester dates (a total of 60 days). Similarly, a student studying in 2 study abroad programs in the same summer will have 30 days of coverage outside of their program dates for each program.
• Students should purchase their own international health insurance coverage since we cannot extend GeoBlue coverage. 

Reimbursement Process:

• In the event a student must pay for office visits, prescriptions, or tests, they should seek reimbursement directly from GeoBlue by using the GeoBlue claim form. The claim form should be sent to customerservice@geo-blue.com.  Visit GeoBlue's contact page for further support.
• Students submitting a claim for trip interruption due to an infectious disease must fill out the PDTI Form.
• Students will need to communicate their GeoBlue plan number which students received via their Pepperdine email to providers.

Depending on the program, additional locally mandated health fees may apply. Below is a summary of programs and their local health fees:

• Florence (All Terms): Required by the government to pay a local emergency health insurance fee.
• London (Academic Year Only): Required by the government to pay a national health fee which enables them to access National Health Services (NHS) in The UK. Non-US passport holders studying for one semester may need to pay for NHS services.
• Switzerland (Academic Year Only): Required by the government to be enrolled in a health plan that meets specific coverage areas
• Heidelberg (Academic Year, Fall and Spring): Required by the government
• Select faculty led summer programs: View details on each program page.