Skip to main content

Hospital Indemnity Insurance

Extra support for hospital stays.

This insurance pays cash benefits for covered hospital stays, giving you extra financial protection when you need it most.

When You Can Enroll
You can elect hospital indemnity insurance within 31 days of becoming benefits eligible, during Open Enrollment, or within 31 days of a Qualifying Life Event.

What to Know

  • This insurance helps cover costs related to a stay in the hospital or other medical facility.
  • It does not replace medical coverage.
  • Payouts depend on the type of care needed (e.g., $1,500 for a hospital admission, $500 for an intensive care admission, and $100 for a daily hospital stay).
  • Available for you and your covered dependents.
  • This plan pays a $50 benefit for one Be Well screening each year for you and other covered family members. The eligible screenings include:
    • Annual exams by a physician, including sports physicals and well child visits, and dental and vision exams.
    • Cancer screenings including pap smear and colonoscopy.
    • Immunizations including HPV, MMR, tetanus, and influenza.
    • Cardiovascular function, cholesterol, and diabetes screenings.
  • You will need to have health insurance coverage to use this hospital indemnity plan.

Example

Chris has complications from his diabetes which resulted in a two-day hospital stay. During that time, he was off work, and his spouse also took time off, too. He had out-of-pocket expenses including medical services, parking, and meals. Hospital indemnity insurance provided cash benefits to help cover these costs.

Monthly Employee Premiums*

Hospital Indemnity Insurance Provider: Unum

Unum is Caltech’s hospital indemnity insurance provider. Set up an account to manage your insurance benefits, file and track claims, upload documents, update personal information, and set up direct deposit for faster payments.

Website:
learn.unum.com/Caltech

Download the mobile app:

Phone: (800) 635-5597 (M-F, 5 a.m. – 5 p.m. PT)

Plan Summaries and Resources

For full details, please review the plan documents.

Hospital Indemnity Plan Summary (English)
Hospital Indemnity Plan Summary (Spanish)
Hospital Indemnity Plan Certificate
Caltech Be Well Flyer (English)