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Question by Young man: How do I go about getting health insurance under my parents if I am a full time student?
I didn’t know that if I was a full time student, then I can still be under my parents health insurance. Does anyone know how I go about getting back on their plan? Any advice/tips are appreciated.

Best answer:

Answer by andrew S
witth obama’s new health care bill you can stay on till your 26

edit @ the thumbs down- Before you got kicked off when your 22 but starting this October they extended it till your 26. I would know because I just turned 22 in December

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Question by AA: How can I get health insurance for my parents?
My parents are in their early 50′s, and do not have health insurance. They are struggling with money, so paying for health insurance is the last thing on their minds.

Can I purchase health insurance for them? I have never purchased insurance before (I have always received it through employers).

Some facts:
› We live in NJ
› They own their own small business
› They are NOT my dependents
› They are in good shape – no pre-existing medical problems

Any advice or point in the right direction is appreciated!

Best answer:

Answer by DW
Your parents raised you right! Yes you can pay for there insurance. You can contact an insurance broker or you can contact the insurance company. Beware of companies to be claiming to be health insurance company’s. They can rip you off. Google them and see what kind of Company they really are. Go with companies you are familiar with.

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Question by Zadrian Zimbler: Can parents kick their adult dependent off their health insurance plan?
One of my friends is 18 years old and a full-time student. He is planning on using his parents’ health insurance plan (which he is under) to get therapy. His parents don’t approve. He is afraid they will kick him off of their health insurance. Is this possible? Can they do this and still claim him as a dependent on their taxes?

Best answer:

Answer by StephenWeinstein
Yes.

Yes, it is possible to kick him off of their health insurance.

They can still claim him as a dependent if all of the requirements for doing so are met. It is theoretically possible that kicking him off their health insurance might make a difference in whether he or they pays over 1/2 his support, and that could have an effect on whether he can be claimed. It is neither automatic nor likely. If they can claim him now, then they will probably, but not definitely, still be able to claim him as a dependent.

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