Health care: Young adults need it too!

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Registered: 10-17-2006
Health care: Young adults need it too!
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Thu, 02-05-2009 - 9:14am

Hi everyone. Thankfully the health care bill for children was signed into law by President Obama. But... what will happen next for our OLDER children? Some states have started to pass laws to allow older children (who have graduated from college or high school but have no health insurance yet ) to remain on their parents policies until they are 29. Smart thinking!!!! Some states have other limited options but some options have limited eligibility.

I think all the states should follow suit and allow families to elect to have older children remain on health insurance policies until age 29. By that time the children should have other health insurance!!.

Here in NY Gov. Patterson is working on such a measure. Any NY folks out there? I support Gov Patterson's proposals and hope they become law very soon. We cannot allow our older children to go without health insurance. In this poor job market what young adult can afford $900 per month to maintain health care coverage with an HMO or PPO.The jobs are few and far between and the salaries are terribly low.. it is absolutely terrible that young adults have to face this problem. They NEED health insurance. It should not be a CHOICE between needs ie. pay for school loans,eat,have heat and a place to live or buy health insurance...I hope others will agree with me. If enough of us speak up maybe we will be heard by our leaders and can help our youth get started in a healthy life!! Thanks for listening. Rifka

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iVillage Member
Registered: 10-17-2006
Fri, 02-06-2009 - 9:57pm
I agree the cost of health insurance should be affordable to everyone. There would be so much more money to spend if it didn't go to health insurance..actually thousands. If health insurance costs start to get under control I think the economy will start to regain some momemum because people will have CASH to spend to stimulate the economy.
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Registered: 01-07-2009
Fri, 02-06-2009 - 11:17pm
Then you must only be eligible for the "At cost" Schip. That is 170.00 per month per child, that's in PA, and you have to be making over 65,000. If you make less than

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