Yale School of Medicine provides health insurance for the families of medical and PA Program students who have children under twenty-six years of age. This includes full health care coverage at Yale Health for all medical and PA Program students and their children (basic as well as hospitalization/specialty care). A full description of the coverage can be found on the Yale Health website at https://yalehealth.yale.edu and in this bulletin under Health Services in the chapter Yale University Resources and Services.

Medical and PA Program students with a child of any age will receive an annual subsidy of $7,500. If a student has family coverage through Yale Health that includes spousal coverage, the $7,500 will automatically be applied toward spousal coverage. Otherwise, parents can best decide how to use this funding—for childcare, spousal coverage elsewhere, or any other family expense. Additionally, medical and PA Progam students will receive an annual subsidy of $2,500 for each additional child under the age of six. The subsidy is one per family, not one per enrolled student. The School of Medicine will prorate the family support subsidy with a birth or adoption event.

For information on the possible effects of the subsidy on financial aid offers, contact the Office of Financial Aid at ysmfinaid@yale.edu.