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YOU'RE ON YOUR OWN, KID.
PARENTS ARE SUPRISINGLY RELUCTANT TO FOOT THE BILL FOR ADULT CHILDREN'S HEALTHCARE COSTS.
LAST YEAR THE U.S. GOVERNMENT EXTENDED THE AGE FOR DEPENDENT HEALTHCARE COVERAGE TO AGE 26.
IN HOPES OF REDUCING THE NUMBER OF YOUNG ADULTS WITHOUT HEALTH INSURANCE.
HOWEVER ACCORDING TO A RECENT E-HEALTH INSURANCE STUDY.
PARENTS ARE UNEASY ABOUT THE COSTS OF THE NEW PROVISION.
===FULL SCREEN GRAPHIC [SHOWING STATISTICS]===
43 PERCENT OF PARENTS SURVEYED WOULD KEEP ADULT KIDS ON THEIR PLAN ONLY IF IT WAS FREE.
38 PERCENT OF PARENTS SAY THEY DON'T PLAN TO KEEP THEIR ADULT KIDS ON THEIR PLAN.
26 PERCENT SAY ONE YEAR OR LESS IS THE FAIREST AMOUNT OF TIME TO PROVIDE KIDS WITH HEALTH INSURANCE.
AND 56 PERCENT SAID THEY WOULD PROVIDE NO FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE AT ALL OR FOR ONLY UP TO ONE YEAR.
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E-HEALTH ATTRIBUTES PARENTS' RELUCTANCE TO RISING HEALTH CARE COSTS.
ON AVERAGE, EMPLOYEES WHO GO FROM INDIVIDUAL TO FAMILY COVERAGE PAY 158 DOLLARS MORE EACH MONTH.
IN FACT, SOMETIMES IT COSTS LESS TO BUY AN INDIVIDUAL PLAN THAN TO ADD AN ADULT CHILD TO AN EXISTING PLAN.
SO DESPITE INITIAL ENTHUSIASM FOR THE PROVISION.
MANY YOUNG ADULTS CONTINUE TO GO WITHOUT ADEQUATE HEALTH CARE COVERAGE.
IN NEW YORK, I'M [X].
