Health Insurance Information

Health Insurance Requirements

Iowa State University requires all H-1B employees to be covered by health insurance for the duration of their stay in the United States. If the H-1B has dependents accompanying him or her, those dependents must be covered by insurance as well.

H-1B employees at Iowa State University are eligible for employee health insurance benefits if their positions are at least half-time. The exception to this policy is for postdoctoral research associates. All individuals employed as Postdocs are eligible for health insurance benefits.

Scholars who will be employed by ISU

If you will be employed in a benefits-eligible position at Iowa State University, please be aware that you must enroll yourself and your accompanying dependents in the ISU employee health insurance plan (the “ISU Plan”) upon arrival at the university. For more information about this requirement and the ISU plan, please visit: https://www.hr.iastate.edu/medical-plan or contact the ISU Benefits Office at benefits@iastate.edu.