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Dependent age now increased to 28 for insurance purposes
TweetPublished: Thu, July 1, 2010 @ 10:46 a.m.
COLUMBUS — An estimated 20,000 additional young adults now have access to health care coverage. That’s due to a new Ohio law that allows unmarried children up to age 28 to remain or be added to their parent’s insurance coverage.
Ohio Department of Insurance Director Mary Jo Hudson urges parents to evaluate this opportunity to cover their older-age children.
The state reform will work in tandem with the federal law dependent age change that becomes effective Sept. 23. Previously, only dependents up to age 19, or up to 23 if they were still in school, were eligible to receive coverage under their parents’ policies.
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I assume the parents have to pay the premiums for this, right?
If my kid is still living with me at 28 years of age, he is getting thrown out on his arse and told to make a living on his own.
Even for those who look "clean cut", it's becoming increasingly difficult for those under 30 to find full-time employment that doesn't require a college degree.
What about the people who live with mom and dad while going to college? I think this is a good plan, althought 28 does stretch the boundaries just a bit.
Yes you have to pay for them if they are not in college. It will double my insurance.
What about the 20 year olds that do not want to go to college? They can't get aid and can't afford to pay the loans back. They can't find a job because we took their min wage jobs so we can survive. Should we push them out the door to feed off the welfare teet?