MIT offers two health plan options: The MIT Traditional Health Plan and the MIT Choice Plan, a Blue Cross Blue Shield plan. Learn more: http://hrweb.mit.edu/benefits/health/plans.
MIT also offers the GeoBlue Plan for faculty and staff and their dependents who live overseas. Learn more: http://hrweb.mit.edu/benefits/health/geoblue.
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Benefits reviews
191-200 of 232 Reviews
4.0
Mar 3, 2016
Anonymous employee
Current
Cambridge, Massachusetts
Employee contributes about 50% - rates increase each year.
3.0
Jan 22, 2016
Anonymous Director
Current
Cambridge, Massachusetts
MIT has an onsite medical center that is available regardless of which health plan you are on for emergencies.
5.0
Dec 9, 2015
Anonymous Director
Former
Cambridge, Massachusetts
Great medical and great retirement
5.0
Nov 18, 2015
Anonymous Member of Technical Staff
Current
Cambridge, Massachusetts
Good mental health benefits, including out-of-network coverage
3.0
Nov 11, 2015
Anonymous Grad Student
Current
Cambridge, Massachusetts
The graduate student health insurance at MIT is pretty good. The most annoying thing about health at MIT is going to MIT medical. They can make life very miserable.
4.0
Nov 5, 2015
Anonymous Graduate Student
Current
Cambridge, Massachusetts
Sufficient coverage, which is otherwise extremely expensive. Can add spouses/children at a cost.
3.0
Oct 24, 2015
Anonymous Postdoctoral Associate
Current
Cambridge, Massachusetts
It is bloody expensive .
5.0
Oct 5, 2015
Anonymous Mathematics Graduate Student
Current
Cambridge, Massachusetts
Copays are very low, MIT Medical has good prices on prescription drugs, etc.
5.0
Oct 5, 2015
Anonymous PhD Graduate Student
Current
Cambridge, Massachusetts
Best: Easy access, good doctors.
Worst: Long queues sometimes. (based on hearsay)
5.0
Sep 26, 2015
Anonymous Graduate Student
Current
Cambridge, Massachusetts
Very good. MIT has a medical center that offers most of the basic healthcare services one might need.