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QUESTION

I just got a job that offers health benefits, but my parent’s policy is better and less expensive to me. Can I stay on my parent’s policy?

Individuals with coverage | Issues For Young Adults: Student Health Plans and Coverage on Parent’s Health Plans |
ANSWER

If you are under age 26, yes. Eligibility for group health benefits through your own job does not make you ineligible to be covered as a dependent on your parent’s policy up to the age of 26. (45 C.F.R. § 147.120).

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