Student health insurance

Any student purchasing the Gettysburg College sponsored student health insurance program can utilize it at Health Services. To find out if your plan is one of WellSpan’s participating Health Plans, you should contact your health insurance company or plan administrator directly to let them know you will be at Gettysburg College as a student and determine your coverage while you are attending college.

Guest Membership or Out-of-State Coverage: Out-of-State students utilizing an HMO health plan (under their parents or otherwise), may not be covered for routine medical care unless that care is provided in their home state. Most major health insurance companies offer special programs for students attending college in another state. These programs are referred to as Guest Memberships or Out-of-State Coverage.

A Guest Membership Plan will provide medical coverage to the student while they are pursuing a degree out-of-state. These plans are normally available at no additional cost. To determine if you will have coverage for all medical care, contact your insurance company to explain that you will be attending college in another state. Our student health insurance broker, RCM&D (refer to contact information below), can advise you on how to obtain a Guest Membership or Out-of-State Coverage.

During your first visit to Health Services, you will be asked to present your insurance card as you would during any visit with your primary care doctor, specialist, or urgent care visit. You will pay your typical co-pay at the time of your visit and your insurance company will be billed by WellSpan for any costs associated with the visit.

Questions about the College’s student health insurance plan can be directed to Paige Fritze at RCM&D by calling 800-346-4075 ext. 1607 or email Gettysburg@rcmd.com.

Health Services will accept credit cards, debit cards, flexible spending account cards, and health savings account cards for payment at the time of service or you can let Health Services know you’d like WellSpan to bill you later for the amount due. Health Services is not able to accept cash or checks.

Please have a conversation with the WellSpan Nurse Practitioner at the time of your visit about costs and options. Students can also call WellSpan’s billing department at 877-631-4262 to discuss payment plan options.

Yes, you can elect Self Pay at the time of your appointment by letting the Health Services staff know you would like to arrange to pay for the costs. Please talk with your provider at Health Services about the different care and cost options available to you.

Please contact WellSpan Health at WSHCustomerService@wellspan.org or at 877-631-4262

If the nurse practitioner determines the patient need for specialist evaluation with treatment, the provider will refer the patient to a specialist near to the college, if possible. The specialist will then contact the patient to set up an appointment.