Affiliate Health Plans

Overview

The MIT Affiliate Health Plan provides affiliates with comprehensive, high-quality health care during their time at MIT. The convenience of our medical services, the expertise and experience of our physicians, and our affiliation with top hospitals in the Boston area are only a few of the Plan’s advantages.

The MIT Affiliate Health Plan is available to MIT affiliate fellows, visiting scholars, visiting professors, and visiting scientists who meet both of the following requirements:

Have a full- or part-time MIT appointment (at least 50% time) for a minimum of three months but are not receiving a salary or voucher payments from MIT, and
Have one of the following job titles: visiting scientist, visiting engineer, visiting scholar, visiting economist, visiting research associate, visiting professor (including assistant and associate professor), fellow, Bantrell fellow, research fellow, post-doctoral fellow, or research affiliate.

The plan is comprised of two levels of care:

MIT Affiliate Medical Plan: Covers a wide range of care and services provided at MIT Medical, including primary care, certain medical specialties, 24-hour urgent care, mental health care, and others.

MIT Affiliate Extended Insurance Plan: Meets Massachusetts requirements for comprehensive health insurance. In addition to the services provided by the MIT Affiliate Medical Plan, members receive access to inpatient hospitalization (including the birth of a child), inpatient mental health and substance abuse treatment, emergency room services, surgical procedures, and other benefits, such as annual eye exams and prescription medicine.

Family Members

Family members of covered affiliates are also eligible for one or both parts of the MIT Affiliate Health Plan. Family members are defined as spouses or spousal-equivalent partners, unmarried dependent children under 25 years of age, and dependent children of covered, unmarried dependents.

If you are purchasing coverage for a spousal-equivalent partner, you will need to complete an Affidavit of Spousal-Equivalent Partnership form (PDF).

Resources

Affiliate Health Plan Overview (PDF)
MIT Affiliate Health Plan – Summary Plan Description (PDF)
MIT Affiliate Extended Insurance Plan – Summary Plan Description (PDF)