Archive 2025-2026

Follow these steps to access your ID card:

1. Create an account with Academic HealthPlans (AHP)
2. After registering with AHP, create an account with Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Texas. To create your account, you will need to use your Member ID number.
3. Once both accounts are created, you can access your ID card using the BCBSTX App. Visit the link below to learn more about your ID card. 
4. Get to know your BCBSTX Member ID Card. 

Follow these steps to find your Member ID:

1. Visit academichealthplans.com/findCoverage
2. Enter your school issued student ID number and date of birth
3. Click "Submit"

Undergraduate students attending UH-Downtown (UHD) who are enrolled in 6 or more credit hours (3 for summer session) are eligible to enroll for coverage within the posted open enrollment time period.

Graduate students attending UH-Downtown (UHD) who are enrolled in 3 or more credit hours are eligible to enroll for coverage within the posted open enrollment time period.

UH Downtown International students with "F" or "J" visa status may request a waiver of coverage based on the UH System's waiver criteria.

Continuation of Coverage is only available to Insured Students and covered Dependents who have graduated or are no longer eligible for coverage under the University of Houston Downtown Student Health Insurance Plan. Covered students must have been insured for at least three (3) continuous months before coverage terminated under the Prior and/or Current Plan.

Click the button below to enroll in Medical Insurance if you meet the requirements of a Qualifying Event.

Online Enrollment Periods

Fall - 07/15/2025 - 09/14/2025

Spring/Summer - 12/02/2025 - 02/01/2026

Summer - 05/01/2026 - 07/05/2026