I had a (young) friend
ask me about this so I pass it on to my readers:
Do my parents have to claim me as a dependent on their taxes
for me to stay on their insurance plan?
FACTS ABOUT
Health coverage for adults
(ObamaCare refers to
them “children”) under 26:
The Affordable Care Act requires insurance companies to cover young adults on their parent’s plan until age 26 if the plan offers dependent coverage, regardless of your tax status, student status, state of residence, or marital status. In other words, you do not need to be a tax dependent of your parents to
continue to be covered as a dependent on their health plan.
If a plan covers
children, they generally can be added to or kept on a parent's health insurance
policy until they turn 26 years old.
Children can join or
remain on a parent's plan even if they are:
- ·
Married
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Not living with their
parents
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Attending school
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Not claimed as a
dependent on their parent’s tax return
- ·
Eligible to enroll in
their employer’s plan
These rules apply to
both job-based plans and individual plans bought inside or outside the
Marketplace.
Note: Some states and plans use different
maximum coverage ages. Check with your plan to find out how long an adult child
can stay on your plan.
I’m available to assist people in navigating the HealthCare.gov
portal. I do this for people at no cost to them. After you are safely enrolled
in Obama Care (so you won’t have to pay the penalty) we can then get all those
other exposures taken care of for you (like helping you to be able to pay those Obamacare high deductibles, etc.). Again, I don’t charge you for that either,
the companies that I recommend you for products that you determine meet your
needs, pay me a commission.
I will even help people to re-enroll this year; doing this on
your own can create problems as some of my clients found out last year. Again,
I don’t charge for this service and I work with you by having you share my
computer screen so you can do this without leaving your home.
I’m scheduling time now with clients so I can help them when
enrollment opens. I’m licensed in WI and MN but I will only work with people in
Minnesota who are past clients or referred to me by a client.
Call and leave your name and phone number at 888-241-4031 if you
are interested.
Terry Scott
Health and Life Insurance Agent
Call: 888-twentyfour
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