Highlander Care is a plan offered to UC Riverside students who have chosen to opt out of the UC Student Health Insurance Plan (UCSHIP). It provides basic medical urgent services at a quarterly fee of $125.

To enroll in Highlander Care, simply contact Academic HealthPlans to enroll. To cancel Highlander Care, please send a message via the patient portal chconline.ucr.edu to Insurance Questions, department for instructions. 

Academic HealthPlans

(855) 427-3167: Purchase UC SHIP and Highlander Care coverage
(855) 247-2273: IRS Form 1095-B
Academic HealthPlans email
1095-B Form email

Under Highlander Care, you will have access to the following basic care services:

- Two primary care office visits per quarter with physicians, nurse practitioners, and nurses.
- Nurse triage visits.

Please note that the following services are not covered by Highlander Care:

• STD/STI screenings.
• Immunizations/Vaccines.
• Preventative health visits/annuals (covered by ACA plans).
• Durable medical equipment.
• Medications administered during SHS care (e.g., Rocephin, intralesional steroids).
• Insertion of IUD or Depo-Provera (covered by ACA plans).
• Specialist visits (e.g., gynecology, psychiatry).
• Travel visits by nurses or providers.
• Labs sent to Quest and the associated handling fee.
• X-rays and X-ray interpretation.
• Colposcopy.

For any ACA plan-related services, preventative care, or services not covered under Highlander Care, students can access them at the standard student price at SHS.