Q&A: Can I Be Denied Coverage For My Daughter Who Is Returning To College?

The health law allows parents to enroll their adult children in their insurance plan until they are 26 years old, but, Michelle Andrews says, if you have an individual plan, and not a family individual one, the distinction might allow your insurer to deny coverage to your child.

> > See related story: Survey: Key Groups Unaware Of Health Law Benefits

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<h1>Q&A:  Can I Be Denied Coverage For My Daughter Who Is Returning To College?</h1>
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			April 19, 2012		</time>
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<p>The health law allows parents to enroll their adult children in their insurance plan until they are 26 years old, but, Michelle Andrews says, if you have an individual plan, and not a family individual one, the distinction might allow your insurer to deny coverage to your child.</p><p>> > See related story: <a href="http://capsules.kffhealthnews.org/index.php/2012/04/survey-key-groups-unaware-of-health-law-benefits/">Survey: Key Groups Unaware Of Health Law Benefits</a></p><p><a href="https://kffhealthnews.org/legacy/2EF881E8-1C35-49C1-A9ED-B1128D766767">See Andrews answer your other health care questions.</a></p><ul><li><a href="https://kffhealthnews.org/news/andrews-q-and-a-student-health-insurance/?share=x">				Click to share on X (Opens in new window)				X			</a></li><li><a href="https://kffhealthnews.org/news/andrews-q-and-a-student-health-insurance/?share=facebook">				Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window)				Facebook			</a></li><li><a href="https://kffhealthnews.org/news/andrews-q-and-a-student-health-insurance/?share=linkedin">				Click to share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window)				LinkedIn			</a></li><li><a href="mailto:?subject=%5BShared%20Post%5D%20Q%26A%3A%20%20Can%20I%20Be%20Denied%20Coverage%20For%20My%20Daughter%20Who%20Is%20Returning%20To%20College%3F&body=https%3A%2F%2Fkffhealthnews.org%2Fnews%2Fandrews-q-and-a-student-health-insurance%2F&share=email">				Click to email a link to a friend (Opens in new window)				Email			</a></li><li><a href="https://kffhealthnews.org/news/andrews-q-and-a-student-health-insurance/#print?share=print">				Click to print (Opens in new window)				Print			</a></li><li>				<a href="https://kffhealthnews.org/news/andrews-q-and-a-student-health-insurance/view/republish/">					Republish This Story				</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-student-health-insurance/">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=10870&amp;ga4=G-J74WWTKFM0" style="width:1px;height:1px;"></p>

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