Washington residents only, but no length of residency required. Child coverage is free if your income level qualifies. The Basic Health Plan benefits are superior to the WSU dependent plan benefits. Non-resident aliens are eligible. Newborns can be covered at birth.
Coverage begins four to six weeks after application is received.
Therefore it is best to apply early. Pre-existing conditions, except maternity and pharmacy, have a nine month waiting period unless you had coverage prior to beginning Basic Health. Karen DePauw, Barry Johnston, and Martha Lindahl already plan to make modifications to option A based on feedback recieved from the GPSA Senate. This option was considered to be the best of the proposed four options by most of those present at the meeting. Karen, Barry, and Martha will attempt to modify Option A to keep the dependent coverage through WSU as a safety net while strongly encouraging most to utilize the Basic Health Plan for dependent coverage.