Q&A: My Daughter Is No Longer A Full-Time Student, Is She Still Covered?

KHN’s “Insuring Your Health” columnist Michelle Andrews answers a question from a mother about a provision in the health law about extending coverage to children under the age of 26.

See related story: Graduates Without Health Coverage Should Consider Their Parents’ Plan.
See Michelle Andrews Answer Other Questions From Consumers On Health Insurance.

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<h1>Q&A: My Daughter Is No Longer A Full-Time Student, Is She Still Covered?</h1>
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			November 27, 2011		</time>
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<p>KHN’s “Insuring Your Health” columnist Michelle Andrews answers a question from a mother about a provision in the health law about extending coverage to children under the age of 26.</p><p> </p><ul><li>See related story: <a href="https://kffhealthnews.org/legacy/BD1F1693-A027-4AB0-B553-FEEBB39304CB">Graduates Without Health Coverage Should Consider Their Parents’ Plan</a>. </li><li><a href="https://kffhealthnews.org/legacy/2EF881E8-1C35-49C1-A9ED-B1128D766767">See Michelle Andrews Answer Other Questions From Consumers On Health Insurance</a>. </li></ul><em><a href="https://kffhealthnews.org/about-us">KFF Health News</a> is a national newsroom that produces in-depth journalism about health issues and is one of the core operating programs at KFF—an independent source of health policy research, polling, and journalism. Learn more about <a href="https://www.kff.org/about-us">KFF</a>.</em><p><a href="https://kffhealthnews.org/morning-briefing/">Subscribe</a> to KFF Health News' free Morning Briefing.</p><p>This <a target="_blank" href="https://kffhealthnews.org/news/andrews-q-and-a-child-coverage-when-no-longer-full-time-student/">article</a> first appeared on <a target="_blank" href="https://kffhealthnews.org">KFF Health News</a> and is republished here under a Creative Commons license.<img src="https://kffhealthnews.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/04/kffhealthnews-icon.png?w=150" style="width:1em;height:1em;margin-left:10px;"><img id="republication-tracker-tool-source" src="https://kffhealthnews.org/?republication-pixel=true&post=10177&amp;ga4=G-J74WWTKFM0" style="width:1px;height:1px;"></p>

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