absolutely and that’s the great news. i’m a parent of two 20-somethings both of whom left college on graduation and did not go into jobs that had health insurance. and we were lucky because our kids were healthy we could find some coverage in the open market but we didn’t have this great choice available. so every health plan starting after september 23 will have coverage available to young adults up to age 26 to stay on their family plan. the only exception is if your young adult child has coverage offered in his or her workplace and then it’s assumed that they will have that coverage available. but absent that this is an option for families to look at. it’s a very affordable option. lots of those kids would age out of the plan or once they finish school would have to leave the plan and that no longer will be the case. and it’s very good news for a lot of parents and certainly a lot of young adults that they can come back onto the family policy.
our son will be 25 in november. is he eligible for our family health plan even though he is not currently in school?