SUNY Potsdam

SUNY Potsdam arranges a health insurance policy for students who wish to purchase coverage during their stay here.  The policy is managed by the Maksin Group/Haylor, Freyer & Coon.  The policy covers students even when they are not on campus and during the summer.  See the links below to look at the details of the coverage offered.  

Please be aware that you must sign-on to your BearPaws account to opt out of this insurance coverage.  It will be added to your bill automatically if you do not opt out of it.

If you have questions regarding the student health insurance plan, you can contact:

• Laura Goodrow           
  Student Health Services        
  44 Pierrepont Avenue            
  Potsdam, NY 13676            
  Phone: (315) 267-3346 
  Fax: (315) 267-3260     
• Haylor, Freyer & Coon
  231 Salina Meadows Parkway
  P.O. Box 4743
  Syracuse, NY 13221-4743
  (800) 289-1501 (ask for the College Insurance Specialist)

• Maksin Management Corp.
  P.O. Box 2647
  Camden, NJ  08101-2647
  Phone: (877) 440-6839   
  Fax:  (856) 858-6157       
  
  

• 2011-2012 Insurance policy brochure (PDF)

• 2010-2011 Insurance policy brochure (PDF)

For more information, please see:

• Haylor, Freyer & Coon

• The Maksin Group

Temporary ID cards are available, if you have a need for one, from the Student Insurance Office at SUNY Potsdam.  Permanent ID cards will be mailed to Barrington or local addresses by mid-October for the Fall semester and mid-March for the Spring semester.

What is the difference between the Student Health Insurance Policy and the Mandatory Health Fee?
The Student Health Insurance Policy is an optional plan you can purchase if you need health insurance.  It is designed to help you pay for expenses you might incur related to medical care if you are not covered by another policy.

The Mandatory Health Fee is something that students attending SUNY Potsdam pay in order to have Student Health Services on campus.  It is bundled into the comprehensive fee that you see on your student bill.  Without the mandatory health fee, there would be no Health Services.  The fee pays for everything that Student Health Services provides, from programming in the residence halls to the free medication you receive for your pneumonia.  Only those students who cannot reasonably be expected to access Health Services can waive this fee.  Please see:  Request for Waiver of Mandatory Health Fee (PDF)