If I Marry, Will I Lose Coverage?
The new health law allows adult children to stay on their parents' health plan until age 26, even if they marry.
View ArticleWill Medicare Cover My Adult Children?
The law permitting adult children to be covered under their parents' plans applies only to private insurance, not to Medicare.
View ArticleWill Premiums Be Higher for Adult Children?
Employers and insurers will not be permitted to charge more for older dependents than for younger ones, but some employers may charge for each additional person added to a plan.
View ArticleI'm Going on Medicare. How Does My Teenager Get Coverage?
Dependents cannot be added to Medicare plans, but a child should qualify for coverage, via Cobra, under a retiring parent's plan.
View ArticleCan I Add My Adult Stepchild to My Plan?
Virtually any adult child under age 26 may remain on her parents' insurance plan beginning this fall.
View ArticleMust Plans Cover Maternity Services for Adult Children?
Federal law requires companies with 15 or more workers to cover maternity benefits if they cover other health benefits -- but there's an exception for "non-spouse dependents," including adult children.
View ArticleI'm Retired. Will My Plan Cover My Son?
Though most insurance plans soon must permit beneficiaries to enroll dependent adult children, certain retiree-only plans will not be subject to the new requirement.
View ArticleIs My Parents' Consent Required for Me to Join Their Plan?
The regulations spelling out rules for extending coverage of adult children don't specifically address who has the final word in this decision.
View ArticleMust Insurers Cover Adult Children Never Before on a Parent's Plan?
As long as the plan covers dependents and the adult child can't get coverage through his own job, the new health care law requires that the insurer allow him to be added to a parent's policy.
View ArticleA Day of Reckoning for Insurers
Health insurers in the United States are beginning to feel the impact of the new federal health care law.
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